Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine Summer 2023

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Community Groups events, both of which provided an opportunity for people in the town to get together and find out more about some of the groups and volunteering opportunities in the town. We are also organising a volunteers’ party at Rattray Community Garden on July 1st, which will recognise hard-working and dedicated volunteers in the town for all the work they do. Open to representatives from all of Blairgowrie and Rattray’s 152 volunteer groups, this will be an opportunity for the community to say thank you to the volunteers, and will also include the presentation of the trophies for the Citizen of the Year, Young Person of the Year and Community Group of the Year awards, organised by Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council with support from the Blairgowrie Advertiser. And the following month will see return of the third annual 24-hour Wellmeadow Walkathon, hosted by BRDT to raise money for Jordan’s Challenge. The popular fundraising event will take place on the weekend of Saturday, August 5th and Sunday, August 6th from 4pm to 4pm. Previous years have seen nearly 200 people from almost 50 groups, organisations and businesses take it in turns to walk around the town centre focal point for a one-hour slot, raising funds and awareness of the stigma that surrounds mental health and wellbeing. All proceeds go towards supporting a mental health and wellbeing hub in Blairgowrie and Rattray and the Happy to Chat Happy to Listen Bench trail in and around the town, both of which were set up by the Hart family in memory of their son Jordan. You can book your place to take part now at www.discoverblairgowrie.co.uk BRDT supports community groups, individuals, and volunteers to deliver projects identified by local residents in the community action plan as making a real difference to people’s lives and to enhance the town for the benefit of all - coordinating, communicating, promoting and developing what is happening in Blairgowrie and Rattray. Through our community engagement coordinator, we can support the town’s 152 community groups and organisations to: • Submit funding applications • Organise events • Host meetings, both in person and online • Manage their social media presence • Develop and host a website The BaRI Building at 53-55 High Street, Blairgowrie also allows us to support other groups and service providers in the work that they do, offering versatile spaces that allow for a mix of online and in-person meetings, and is a fantastic community resource that everyone can benefit from. For more information on how BRDT can help your group or organisation, email sam@discoverblairgowrie.co.uk Photo by Clare McMicking, CraicN Communications PAGE 8 BRDT MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2023
Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Council Question: What has the Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Council been up to over the last 3 months? Some answers: BRCC continues to liaise closely with … … the Police and the Fire Service on a range of issues, e.g. illegal/dangerous parking, speed checks, resilience matters, and setting up of throwlines along the River Ericht. … PKC officials from planning and roads regarding a range of issues including flood prevention, road improvements, planning issues and the maintenance of green spaces. BRCC continued monitoring and discussions about the Marlee Quarry Extension proposal, in view of the applicant referring the proposal to the Scottish Government Reporter as a result of planning permission being rejected by PKC. BRCC held a very helpful meeting with Paul Laidlaw from the Scottish Flood Forum to better understand the causes of our local flooding problems and mitigations, which could be employed to reduce these problems. Furthermore, BRCC members responded to SEPA’s (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) request to complete their 2023 Opinions Survey, which will help inform their work on flooding services and environmental regulation. BRCC encouraged the public to take part in the Big Place Conversations with PKC officials. BRCC members themselves grasped the opportunity to highlight the good things and the things in need of improvement in the town. The points raised will influence future Local Development Plans for the town. Regarding Climate Action, BRCC supports other local groups, such as the Climate Café and Blair High School EcoGroup, to raise awareness about things we could ALL be doing to help stem the rise in average global temperature. THINK GLOBAL ACT LOCAL. BRCC members met with Edinburgh University regarding “Speeding the Transition to Net Zero”. We hope the town will be part of a study targeting various demographic groups to spread the word about what we can ALL do to help bring about reductions in carbon emissions, and support existing and new initiatives across our area to help this become a reality. As we go to print, nominations continue to be sought for the BRCC Young Citizen, Citizen and Group of the Year Awards, with awards being presented at the BRDT’s Volunteer Recognition Day in July. Looking forward, BRCC members are planning visits to our twin towns in France and the US, to join in Bastille Day celebrations in Brebières in September, and attend the Pleasanton Highland Games in California in September. If you are interested in attending either of these events as well, please get in touch. As always, we cover a range of issues, including those raised by members of the public, at our BRCC monthly meetings, which are open to all. Attend in person or online. Contact us by email sec@brcommunitycouncil.org.uk or visit www.brcommunitycouncil.org.uk for more information about your Community Council. Susan Coutts (MAR BSc RM) Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Maternity Reflexology 18 Poplar Avenue, Blairgowrie, PH10 6SR Tel: 01250 875071, Mobile: 07949204932 blairgowriereflexology@hotmail.com www.blairgowriereflexology.co.uk PAGE 9
Page 1 and 2: SUMMER 2023 SPONSORED BY STAGECOACH
Page 3 and 4: In this Issue... Welcome Community
Page 5 and 6: Keith Reid - the new organiser of t
Page 7: The busy bees at Blair in Bloom hav
Page 11 and 12: Looking for a perfect gift or an ab
Page 13 and 14: our local community. If you have an
Page 15 and 16: Biodiversity Blair The town’s Ope
Page 17 and 18: Introducing Rattray Community Garde
Page 19 and 20: WELL…WHAT HAPPENED WAS… A frien
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Page 23 and 24: THE ERICHT SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE C
Page 25 and 26: MRS B’S KITCHEN SUMMER RECIPE LEM
Page 27 and 28: All About You is a Sanctuary Salon
Page 29 and 30: Mitchells Newsagent So much more th
Page 31 and 32: 31st Ruthven Music Festival The Eri
Page 33 and 34: BLAIRGOWRIE TOWN HALL We’ve had a
Page 35 and 36: REVOLUTIONARY, FULL MOUTH IN A FEW
Page 37 and 38: Fire Safety Logbooks The Fire safet
Page 39 and 40: News & Articles At SCYD we always a
Page 41 and 42: The Climate Café It’s been a bus
Page 43 and 44: The Swifts by Beth Lincoln When the
Page 45 and 46: The Wright Root, Market Gardeners,
Page 47 and 48: MANTALK is a local group based in B
Page 49 and 50: SIMPLE CRAFT ACTIVITIES USING BITS
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