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Cambuskenneth Community Council Secretary: David Hamilton 9 Ferry Orchard Cambuskenneth Stirling FK9 5ND 01786 474155 email david.hamilton80@btinternet.com website: www.cambuskenneth.info/ FORTH VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL. TIMETABLE FOR OPENING AND SERVICES AND
S.C.HOSP SEE UNDER CURRENT MINUTES Cambuskenneth is an historic,
child-friendly, sustainable, riverside community. It includes the Abbey of
Cambuskenneth (founded 1147), and lies on the pedestrian trail to the Wallace
Monument, and the cycle route around the lower reaches of the Forth. The
Community Council strives to maintain Cambuskenneth as an attractive
residential setting (a) by extending
participation in community life; (b) by seeking to establish a 20’s
plenty traffic zone in the village; (c) by seeking to erect an information notice board for tourists,
visitors and residents at the village end of the footbridge; (d) by lobbying for improved flood protection;
and (d) by working towards the completion of the cycle trail
over/under/around the A91 and the railway line, thus placing Cambuskenneth on
a quiet, safe and health-enhancing route between Stirling and Alloa.
1. Attending/Apologies: Elaine Wyllie
(chair), Andy Kippen (Treas.), Jimmy Wyllie, Moira Adamson, George Thynne (
Sec), Donald Hay, and six residents.
Apologies from Emma Roxburgh It
would be appreciated if committee members would tender their apologies if
unable to attend the meeting. 2. Minutes of previous meeting (Monday
14th November, 2011): accepted
without amendment. 3 Kerr's Yard Development 1. Derek Wilson Technical Director of Taylor Wimpey attended the
meeting to bring us up to date with the housing development on this site. A
summary of the key discussion points are as follows : 2. The latest plans are for 60 to 65 units split equally between
flats and houses. Planning permission has not been applied for as yet. 3. Taylor Wimpey acquired the site on their amalgamation. They are
keen to build on the site to mitigate their loss in acquiring the site. 4. To offset the flood risk they have reduced the size of the site
to be built on, although many at the meeting doubted whether this would be
successful. 5. Flats are planned for the bank of the river and there were
reservations into whether this would spoil the view from the Wallace
Monument. 6. Derek Wilson stated that the calculations on flooding had been
checked by SEPA , Scottish Water and Stirling Council . 7. There would be a full traffic survey to be carried out by an
independent body, paid for by Taylor Wimpey. Although recently Stirling
Council had been quoted as saying that there was not a need for traffic
control on the Alloa Road. There was no one from the Council in attendance to
verify or contradict this statement.
8. A mini roundabout is planned at the junction leading into the
new development which would give traffic from the village priority. It was
planned to raise the road in this area to prevent any flooding on this part
of the road. 4. Police Report In the
period November to December there was one crime in the village ( theft of number plates ) Central E- Safety Partnership will be
providing advice and awareness to the public regarding Internet Safety,
Mobile Phone Safety and Cyber Bullying. The stall will be located at the
bottom of the escalators next to Debenhams at the Thistle Marches in
Stirling. 5 Community Council Elections ....there is one vacancy within our committee
and elections will take place early next year. 6. Millennium Trees ....two of these trees are not growing
properly and after advice from Stirling Council it was agreed to remove them
and replace them with two flowering cherry trees at a cost of £64 per tree. 7. Speed Indicator Post .....awaiting feedback from Councillor Jim
Thomson on whether there is money within the budget. 8.Treasurer's Report ......current balance is £1159 with the £73
for the Halloween Party taking into account. 9. Secretary's Report From the Community News Sheet produced by
Stirling Council there was an interesting article on research carried by BBC
Scotland regarding Community Councils. The research indicated
that many of Scotland's community councils may not be functioning as intended
with 20% of all 1514 councils currently suspended due to a lack of interest
and around 90% of the active councils being formed without elections. Scottish community councils were established in 1975 and act to
represent views of the community to local government and many also take part
in a range of other activities such as fundraising and organising community
events. . 10. Christmas Lunch ....33 tickets now sold to take place on
Monday 19th December at 1pm in the Village Hall. 11. Christmas Carols ...to take place on Sunday 18th December at
6pm in the Village Hall for a free sing song with Andy's famous mulled wine
and mince pies .....all welcome ..the more the merrier. 12 Village Improvement Projects ....discussion took place to identify and
agree on some aspects of the village which ideally we would like to see
improved ·
The path in the public park requires an
improved all weather surface ·
Replacement for the Millennium trees as
mentioned above. ·
Social events ...children's parties,
adult social events ·
Improved signage to the Abbey. ·
An improved entrance to the Abbey to
avoid the farmer's field. ·
Signage into the village. DATE OF NEXT MEETING ............ Monday 6th
February 2012 Secretary’s Annual Report to the 2011 AGM The last AGM was held on 3rd
May 2010. Currently, the Community Council comprises eight members who hold
monthly meetings for 10 months of the year. The activities of the Community
Council are two-fold. It has statutory responsibilities - for which it
receives a grant from Stirling Council; and it has community responsibilities
-which receive no financial support. Its statutory responsibilities
embrace reacting to planning applications and outside initiatives that impact
on community life. During 2010-2011, it has given its attention to a proposed
redevelopment of the Ferryman’s Cottage, repairs to the water main under the
footbridge, community-based flower barrels, salt erosion on the footbridge
and multiple-occupancy housing. It has been represented - often by Elaine and Jim Wyllie, at flood protection,
community forum, and senior citizens’ meetings. It has liaised with
Councillors Reed and Thomson, and Constable Hutcheon; and, generally, has
made direct representation to Stirling Council over such matters as the
maintenance of the Village Hall, signage for tourists, brown bin collections,
dislodged kerb stones and the location of litter bins. To report its work, the Council
has circulated minutes of its meetings which have also included additional
community information about the recycling of white goods, internet safety
seminars, the decennial census, the switch-over to digital television
reception, the provision of help for older citizens, developments in the
organisation of the Beauly to Denny powerline and delays in decisions about
night traffic on the Alloa railway line. As in previous years, and
through the fund-raising efforts of our treasurer, Andy Kippen, the community
responsibilities of the Community Council have comprised a village tidy-up, a
carol sing-a-long with pies and mulled wine just before Christmas, a sell-out
community lunch held in the village hall in January, a summer barbecue (held
in June behind the village hall); and a Halloween party for children. These
events are also planned for 2011-2012. To conclude: as Secretary I
would like to thank the Community Council office-holders and back-bench
members, Stirling councillors, Council staff, the community police officer
and the small group of residents who have sustained the year-long work of the
Community Council. In an important
sense, however, this last constituency points to a recurrent weakness in the
Community Council. While the current Council looks forward to another
eventful and fruitful year, its long-term survival cannot be guaranteed
unless new volunteers come forward. FORTH
VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL, LARBERT Construction Timetable Phase 1 – FDRI
Phase 2 – Mental Health
Phase 3 – SRI
STIRLING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Outpatient Services to be based at SCH Outreach from FVRH
Physio, Orthotics Speech, Dietetics Inpatient beds rehab, palliative complex care Primary
Care GP premises (3 practices relocated) |
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