From a pool of 16 people, volunteers meet every Wednesday morning on various projects to improve the environment of Dunblane for residents and visitors by follow sustainable principles and offering nature-friendly education to youngsters. A participative approach is maintained through a monthly planning meeting.

Environment Group

for a lobbying and sustainable community

Leader’s report 2010 – 2016 : and look at what we have achieved!

The Group was formed in 2010; merging early on with

members of the now discontinued Sustainable Dunblane

group. Our focus is on sustainability and involving the

wider community as much as possible:

Raising funds • to save the Glen Road to Bridge of Allan from closure

• to help repair the riverside path below the cathedral

Creating and/or maintaining • the War Memorial garden and the 250-metre Hosta border

• the Community Orchard with Dunblane Primary School

• the path between Bridgend and the Haugh with 35 local residents

• a Stumpery near the river for rest or play

• flower beds in the Millrow playpark with the local Beavers group

• a container vegetable garden at the Braeport Centre for young children

Installing welcome maps at the Haining and Millrow car parks in landscaped areas

Lobbying

• Network Rail to build a 50-metre retaining wall at the south end of the Bridgend path

• Stirling Council to repair the core riverside path below the Cathedral which collapsed in 2011

Spawning of a new Paths Maintenance Group for Dunblane.

informing Stirling Council’s Parks Forum, set up to strengthen their working relationships with voluntary groups

Lobbying pays off : the riverside path re-opens A saga in images

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Working with Children

Orchard at Dunblane Primary

2013-16

St Mary’s Primary School 2016

Preparing barrels and constructing a planter/seat

St Mary’s: topsoil moved to containers for beetroot and parsnips …and occasionally we are allowed to take a break!

Before & After

Before and after a 50-metre wall

was built following the

group’s lobbying of Network Rail

View of the Memorial Park from the Haining

before and after lobbying of Stirling

Council

Community - Braeport container vegetable garden

Inside the greenhouse Surfacing completed

Playgroup children planting potatoes in barrels and pots

Promotion & Fund Raising

The annual stall at

the Fling by the River

Down by the river side Memorial Garden, Haugh & Hostas