A Space for Living
In partnership with Balfron Community Council, Stirling Council has now submitted an application to Sustrans to move to the construction phase for the two main ‘gateways’ to the village: The Clachan and Printer’s Row. The plans can be viewed on the Balfron Active Places website. We are extremely grateful to all those who took part in the extensive consultations over the past months: your views have all been considered carefully and have made a significant contribution to the plans, improving them and making them work for the best outcome for the village. We expect to get a funding decision from Sustrans in June. If successful, Stirling Council will then begin the process of hiring contractors. In the meantime the consultants will be working on design plans for Buchanan Street and the rest of the village. Again we shall ensure there is full consultation on these before they are submitted for funding. Thank you for your input, and we’ll keep you up to date as we know more.
Invasive Non-Native Plants
Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust are looking for you to keep an eye out for invasive non-native plants along the Endrick. More >>
2019 Newsletter
Catch up with what’s been happening in the village over the last year and our plans for 2019. More >>
Community Council Meetings
We meet on the first Thursday of the month (except for January and July) at Balfron High School. Our next meeting is:
Community Council AGM and MeetingBalfron High School |
About Us
The Community Council is a body consisting of local residents, who meet on a monthly basis to discuss and progress issues affecting the local community, and represent the views and concerns of the Balfron residents to Stirling Council and other relevant groups.
Members
- Colin Cameron, Chair
- Fraser Allan, Vice Chair
- Bill Noblett, Treasurer
- Christine Wilson, Secretary
- John Nicholson, Planning
- Laura Elder
- Alison Lamont Chalmers
- David McGowan
- Robert Young
- Luci Rooney
- Our Minute-Taker is Carsten Mandt
Recent Posts
The design proposals which were displayed at the drop-in consultation event are now available on the Balfron Active Places website balfronactiveplacesmap.commonplace.is
We've already had a good amount of constructive feedback, so please use the website to add your thoughts. They will be taken into account as the project progresses.
How would you improve Balfron's streets to encourage active travel?
balfronactiveplacesmap.commonplace.is
We are looking to make changes in Balfron to encourage active travel (walking / cycling / wheeling) around the village.Please add you comments and thoughts as it's the best way to ensure your views are known. This is a wonderful opportunity to shape our village so please please use it.
Between March 2019 and June 2019, citizens across Stirling’s seven electoral wards will have the chance to influence how to spend £700,000 of public money (£100,000 in each of the seven ward areas). This year the money can be used for infrastructure and the environment. This could include for example - roads, pavements, parks, playgrounds or public spaces.
Anyone who lives or works in the area, including local groups can present an idea of what the money should be spent on. Ideas will be developed before being voted on by people living in the ward. Those receiving the most votes will be taken forward by the Council. The Project Team, who will turn the ideas into voting proposals, will include Budget Delegates. Budget Delegates are members of the public, of high school age and above, who live in the area and would like to represent the public on the Project Team. For more information and to express your interest see the Budget Delegate Pack on our website.
They would welcome any ideas you have and any volunteers to be Budget Delegates. More information on the process, how to submit an idea and how to be involved is available here
www.stirling.gov.uk/youdecide
stirling.gov.uk
Stirling’s version of participatory budgeting, an initiative that gives local people a direct say in how a portion of our budget is spent.And here's the link to the Balfron Active website...
How would you improve Balfron's streets to encourage active travel?
balfronactiveplacesmap.commonplace.is
We are looking to make changes in Balfron to encourage active travel (walking / cycling / wheeling) around the village.Am I doing something wrong with this? I opened the map and clicked on ONE option and then was asked a series of questions (some of which seemed not totally relevant) thinking that would take me back to the map but when I clicked 'Finish' it just thanked me for my comment.
Buses to Drymen going over around 8pm and back just before 1am. Just weekends would do.
Build a bypass
Our first meeting of 2019 takes place on Thursday, 7:30pm at the High School. For anyone who can't make the meeting, our Chair, Colin Cameron, will be in Doyle's Cafe from 1030 to 1130 on Thursday morning.
As we await the return of the Beast from the East (or West), please keep an eye on the Balfron Community Resilience page. This plan has been developed to ensure we have an effective community response to any major incident affecting the village. The full plan can be found on the Balfron Community Council website.
www.facebook.com/pg/balfronresilience/about/?ref=page_internal
