Do we stop in Winter – not likely – here’s what we’ve been up to!
Torwood Park – We have spread three tons of fine red Ballmullo Gravel to improve the path by the shrubbery and bench, as it was disappearing and would have become a muddy area. Eighty Tete a Tete miniature daffodils have also been planted in the adjacent bed and will add to the impressive display of Spring bulbs in the flower bed and the Old Hostel Walk. The bench has become shoogly, and we hope the council will repair it in due course as we all need a seat from which to watch the children/dogs running around with their endless energy!
Plans for the other end of Torwood Park include digging of a trench by Community Greenspace, adding bottoming and laying Nida Matting (surplus from St Ninian’s Garden) over this with a topping of small gravel, as this area becomes muddy and slippery in damp weather due to the trees and slight slope. We also plan to improve the corner from the gate down with edging and additional planting.
LITTER at the Birnam entrance to the village. Some “kind” person has been chucking out rubbish on a regular basis. We assume someone local as it is always more or less in the same place every time, and always the same stuff. (from Macdonald’s, mainly McCafe cups and other rubbish, including bottles.) This initiated a couple of volunteers to do a litter-pick. They collected two bags full, making the place looks entirely different! Our thanks to them.
If you are the culprit PLEASE take it home and put in your own bin or use a community bin if you are eating in secret and don’t wish to be found out?
Birnam Glen/Station Steps Bed. – It may not look like much, especially in Winter but we are trying to develop an attractive wildflower bed here, for commuters and visitors to enjoy on their way to and from the station. As this may not be obvious, we have added some boulders to protect the wild flower bed, and Betty has put up new signs, to stop any more damage being done.
Finally, does anyone in the community have any ideas for things that they think would improve the village? AND can anyone help a little this season as we are few and thinly spread for the whole area.
Any hours however infrequent would add to what can be maintained and achieved.
New Year Greetings to all from “the Bloomers”
Dunkeld and Birnam in Bloom 25 years of “in bloom”!
Featured Stories
A9 Dualling Updates
The next A9 Community Group meeting will be on Thursday 28th February, Royal Dunkeld Hotel, 7.30pm. All welcome!
Thanks... Read more
Dunkeld House Hotel to Jubilee Bridge Path
Update: Dunkeld House Hotel to Jubilee Bridge path (NCN 77 & Core Path DUNK/145).
The planned upgrading works have... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Community Co-working space
Escape from working on the corner of your kitchen table or the noise of the coffee shop to the tranquillity... Read more
Just Singin’
After all the festive fun, Birnam’s very own community singing group, Just Singin,’ is looking forward to the start of... Read more
Connect … Linking Asheville, North Carolina, USA and Dunkeld & Birnam
By Doug Orr
On January 25 Asheville Sister Cities conducted its first ever Robert Burns Supper event, as approximately... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Horticultural Society
Thursday 21st February at 7.30.
"Methods of propagation used at Cluny House Gardens". A great treat to hear John... Read more
Regular Columns
Editoria
29-01-2019 Regular Columns
Spring is in the air in Dunkeld and Birnam despite the polar vortex having split. There’s a lovely article from... Read more
Thought for the Month
29-01-2019 Regular Columns
February 1st is St Brigid’s Day. According to various rather dubious sources St Brigid was born c 450, an illegitimate... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
29-01-2019 Regular Columns
It seem like no time since I was rushing around in the frenetic activity of Christmas preparations and I am... Read more
Editorial
29-11-2018 Regular Columns
As we move through the darkest time of the year, wondering whether to turn the lights on at barely 3pm... Read more
Thought for the Month
29-11-2018 Regular Columns
I am old enough to remember the days when the biggest excitement with an Advent Calendar was to open the... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
29-11-2018 Regular Columns
Another Christmas edition of the Bridge, it is definitely true that the years go past quicker the older you get... Read more
Editorial
01-11-2018 Regular Columns
Well it may seem a bit odd with all this water falling out of the sky to be talking about... Read more
Thought for the Month
01-11-2018 Regular Columns
‘Lest we forget’
We hear this expression especially in remembrance ceremonies related to past wars. On the 11 minute... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
01-11-2018 Regular Columns
At 11:00 am on November 11th this year it will be exactly 100 years since the end of the First... Read more
Editorial
30-09-2018 Regular Columns
Just the other day I was walking into the Village and thinking how lovely everything was looking. The Orchard was... Read more
Thought for the Month
30-09-2018 Regular Columns
“What is the Church for?”
I recently came across a poem (by Leigh Hunt 1784-1859) in which a man experiences... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
30-09-2018 Regular Columns
The New Community Investment Fund Has Been Launched.
I reported on this previously when the Community Investment Fund was announced... Read more
Thought for the Month
26-08-2018 Regular Columns
Steve Runholt, the minister from North Carolina I swapped with in July, was thrilled with his time in Dunkeld. He... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
26-08-2018 Regular Columns
Council is now at the end of the Summer Recess and the cycle of Committee meetings will begin all over... Read more
Editorial
25-08-2018 Regular Columns
I was a bit shocked to receive the article on the front page from Katharine about the Orchard celebrating it’s... Read more
Community News Items
Community Council News and Minutes
This page contains minutes and other items of interest from the Dunkeld & Birnam Community Council, from January ... Read more
Pitlochry and District U3A
U3A stands for University of the Third Age, a world-wide organisation for people who are no longer in full-time emplo... Read more
Highland Perthshire Communities Land Tru…
Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust’s 2019 AGM will be held at 2pm on Saturday 23th March at Molteno Hall, For... Read more
Community Council Matters
Correspondence with the Community Council can be made through email: dbcc.chair@icloud.com or: dunkeldcommunitycounci... Read more
The Sinclair Family Trust
The Sinclair Family Trust was established in 2018 with a particular emphasis on assisting people in need living exclu... Read more
Support Choices
A new service to give people in north Perthshire more information and support around access to social care is going t... Read more
4x4 Adventure Trek Day With Land Rover E…
Join Land Rover Experience Scotland with your own 4x4 vehicle for an adventure into the hills of Highland Perthshire ... Read more
Come Quad Trekking With Highland Offroad
Blow away the winter blues with a quad trek! Winter is a great time of year to venture out on a quad-bike, with beaut... Read more
News from Glendelvine Primary School
THANK YOU
Glendelvine Primary School and Parent Council would like to send a huge thank you to Tesco Blairgowrie... Read more
The 3 Churches Charity Shop BIG BRIC A B…
in the Duchess Anne Hall
Saturday 9th February 10AM to 4 PM
includes a lovely green and white tea set with ... Read more
Pitlochry Flower Club
The first meeting of 2019 takes place on Wednesday, 20th February at 2.00pm in the Pitlochry Hydro Hotel. The demonst... Read more
Messy Church
Next Messy Church Meeting:
Sunday 24th Feb, 3.45pm.
Duchess Anne
All welcome
FREE
Messy Chur... Read more
Parish of Dunkeld Church Officer
Required for the Cathedral - This part-time post is vacant and enquiries/recommendations are invited.
Most of th... Read more
Cathedral Beadle
You will see an advert elsewhere in this edition of ‘The Bridge’ seeking a new Church Officer for the Cathedral. Sadl... Read more
Men's Breakfast
Every second Wednesday a group of men meets in the Chanonry to start the day with a cooked breakfast together, discus... Read more
Ceilidh for Corbenic
In this Community we are so blessed by the presence of the Corbenic community.
So often, admiration is expresse... Read more
Mission and Education Group
The Church of Scotland congregation has a small group of folk who plan various events for the congregation and wider ... Read more
Youth Group
The Duchess Anne Youth Groups meet on Thursdays in two age groups. The younger group is for Primary 7 and 1st. year a... Read more
House Group
Once a fortnight, on Tuesdays, a fellowship group meets, usually in the Chanonry. We start the evening at 6pm. With a... Read more
Second Hand Toy Sale
On Santa Day in the Duchess Anne the second-hand toy sale was well supported as usual while upstairs refreshments wer... Read more
Dunkeld Deer Management Forum
DDMF wish that a sustainable and healthy deer population is maintained at acceptable levels and that the natural envi... Read more
Scottish Wildlife Trust Pitlochry and Hi…
On Monday 18th February in The Duchess Ann Hall, Dunkeld at 7.30pm there will be a talk by Catherine Cumming ‘Hen har... Read more
Stanley Hill Footpath Work
Happy New Year Bridge readers! Our team here at The National Trust for Scotland are happy to announce that 2019 has a... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Santa Day 8th Decem…
Dunkeld & Birnam Santa Day 2018 has come and gone!!
Who can believe it? And now we are thinking about 2019... Read more
February at Loch of the Lowes
February is that fascinating month when Spring is attempting to break the grip of Winter. Some days we’ll wake to mil... Read more
News from The Field - Getting Ready For …
Although it may appear quiet at the field, we are still working on Thursday and Saturday mornings getting ready for t... Read more
Birnam Library – February 2019
At the library this month as well as our range of regular services and activities on offer we have a special family-f... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam in Bloom 25 years of …
Do we stop in Winter – not likely – here’s what we’ve been up to!
Torwood Park – We have spread three tons of f... Read more
Café Scientifique
The following is the schedule for our early 2019 series of Café Sci meetings. The meetings start at 19:15 at the loca... Read more
GIEN A HAUND - Help for Older People
Winter looks like it’s about to put in a belated appearance. Frosty mornings, snow forecast. Great for sledging. Not ... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Water Saving Challeng…
Remember when you’re boiling the kettle, only fill it with the water you need. By doing this you can save water, ene... Read more
Wednesday Afternoon Club
Now that the dark days of Winter are here ,we have started up the Wednesday Club meetings again in the room we hire f... Read more
Thank You Co-Op Local Community Fund
The 3 Churches Charity Shop has received over £1,474 from The Co-op Local Community Fund for 2018.
Jeraldine Pr... Read more
The 3 Churches Charity Big Autumn Sale
Wishing a Happy Christmas to all our Customers
AND
To all those who donate items throughout the year
T... Read more
Niel Gow Memorial
Remembering Niel Gow,
by Pete Clark
In March every year, fiddlers from all over Scotland and from further ... Read more
Foodbank
Donations to Perth Foodbank can be made any time in a box in the Cathedral. The one in the Duchess Anne is not availa... Read more
Community Resilience Getting Ready for W…
After the hottest summer for many years, it’s easy to forget the snow and ice of last winter. But all the evidence no... Read more
Climate Café
A huge thank you to all those who participated in Dunkeld & Birnam Unplugged last month, more than 50 people were... Read more
Christmas Craft Market
Christmas Craft Market on the Mezzanine at Birnam Arts from Friday 9th November to Monday 31st December (No opening) ... Read more
Birnam Oak Receives Support From Lancash…
Pupils from a Lancashire Secondary School rallied round to raise funds for the historic Birnam Oak. The tree is the l... Read more
New sculpture in the Cathedral
On August 19th. a new carving in the Cathedral was unveiled and dedicated. It has been placed on the north wall under... Read more
Poets Corner - October
Noo' Simmer Dim has slipped awa,
And Nicht's are drawing in;
Tis Nature's time tae draw a braith,
Afo... Read more
Autumn events with the National Trust fo…
There is definitely a chill in the air as we move through September easing us into the beginning of autumn but this i... Read more
Invitation to Dunkeld and Birnam Communi…
We at the Orchard cordially invite you to Big Apple Day and Picnic on Saturday 9 September from 11.30 to 14:30 when w... Read more
Balsam Pullers Making A Difference
Dunkeld and Birnam Balsam Pullers
The Monday morning group have been pulling this non-native invasive pla... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam UnPlugged 2018
Get ready for Unplugged 2018, 2nd – 9th September 2018!
Click here to visit the Dunkeld & Birnam Unplugged w... Read more
Tools With A Mission
Thank you, all of our members and friends, who have given generously to this cause. This year we have collected bags ... Read more
Bible Society
Thank you so much for all your donations for the Bible Society. I have recently been able to send £56 collected in St... Read more
A9 Co-Creative News
Outcome of A9 Co-Creative Stage 5 vote
The results of the “Big Decide” voting (between 23rd June and 2nd July) ... Read more
Arts News
Birnam and Dunkeld Film Society 2019
We are now starting on our sixteenth season commencing on 16th September.
Membership is still only £25.00, and we shall... Read more
Linocutting Workshops with Linda Farquharson
Dates for Spring 2019:
Saturday 23 February, Sunday 24 February
Saturday 27 April, Sunday 28 April
Saturday 4 May... Read more
The Parish of Dunkeld Handbell Ringers and The Birnam Bells
The Handbell Ringers have now resumed our practices after Christmas break and are looking forward to ringing at Forfar in... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Art & Crafts Fair
The Autumn Dunkeld & Birnam Art & Crafts Fair takes place on Sat 6th and Sun 7th October in The... Read more
The Fairy in the Kettle’s Christmas Wish by Pauline Tait
We are delighted to hear that Pauline Tait who worked for many years as a primary learning support assistant at... Read more
Butterstone Art Group Open Studios
Butterstone Hall
1st - 9th September
10am. - 5 p.m.
Refreshments available.
All Welcome
Do You Have A Broonie Living Near You?
Is there an unsettled spirit roaming your neighbourhood or perhaps a witch performed their dark arts nearby? Have you ever... Read more
A History of Birnam Arts
We’re appealing to all our local community for any memorabilia – stories, photographs, or anything you think might be relevant... Read more
Birnam Arts Events
Birnam Arts has an amazing ongoing programme of one off performances, exhibitions and workshops. Just use the scroll bars to... Read more
Young Roving Reporter
Young Roving Reporter
01-12-2017 Young Roving Reporter
On Tuesday two of our Citizenship Groups, The Eco Explorers and The Outsiders, went to find out about tree felling... Read more
Royal School Of Dunkeld Marks 450 Years
23-02-2017 Young Roving Reporter
The dark February evenings have been brighter than usual for residents of Dunkeld and Birnam. Throughout the month, The Royal... Read more
This term the whole school is learning about tourism in Dunkeld & Birnam
23-09-2014 Young Roving Reporter
The classes are learning in different ways to promote tourism where we live. Nursery, P1, P1/2 and P2/3 are looking... Read more
DANGEROUS CORNER
01-11-2013 Young Roving Reporter
Congratulations to Aidan, this month's winner of a crisp £10 note.
On the road opposite... Read more
Well Done Callum Ross
01-07-2013 Young Roving Reporter
Hi everyone, Rivendell Care Services, Birnam, where my mum works decided to have a prize raffle for Alzheimer Scotland, as its such a great... Read more
Skate Park Update
01-07-2013 Young Roving Reporter
Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the idea of having a skate and bike park in Dunkeld & Birnam... Read more
Ski-ing Trip
08-04-2013 Young Roving Reporter
At the Royal School of Dunkeld all the P6s got to go on a ski-ing trip to Glenshee for two... Read more
Rumor Round Up
08-04-2013 Young Roving Reporter
Some of you will have read my article a while back talking about a possible skate park.
I mentioned about getting... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Brownies PGL Trip
25-06-2012 Young Roving Reporter
Dunkeld and Birnam Brownies went on a exciting trip to pgl in Dalguise and stayed for two... Read more
Skate Park?
25-06-2012 Young Roving Reporter
It would be great if a skate park could be built in Dunkeld or Birnam – somewhere we could walk... Read more
Sport & Active
Recreation Club Votes To Transfer Assets To Sports And Leisure Hub
29-01-2019 Sport & Active
On 13th January 2019 the members of the Dunkeld & Birnam Recreation Club voted by 36 votes to 6 to... Read more
Robbie Melvin Presentation by Leisure Group
29-01-2019 Sport & Active
Royal School of Dunkeld pupils Nicole Frame and Finlay Maclean alongside Nicola Williams, Head Teacher, and Margaret Scott Treasurer of... Read more
Muckin’ good 2019 Event Programme
29-01-2019 Sport & Active
Muckmedden, Perthshire’s self-styled purveyors of ‘muckin’ good mountain bike events, have announced an exciting line-up for 2019 that includes the... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Leisure Group - the Sports Hall Project
01-11-2018 Sport & Active
At the AGM on 13th September Kevin Lancaster, Chair, reviewed the year including renewed discussions with the Dunkeld and Birnam... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Badminton Club
30-09-2018 Sport & Active
The new season of the badminton club will commence on Monday 1st October, 7.30 at the Atholl Centre, Pitlochry. New... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Bowling Club
30-09-2018 Sport & Active
Bowling Success!
A team from Dunkeld Bowling won the CHAS competition at Pitlochry. This is a very big competition with... Read more
Ospreys Meet Their Match at the Blairgowrie Festival
25-08-2018 Sport & Active
Veteran rugby team, Dunkeld Ospreys, visited Blairgowrie for their biggest and most enjoyable fixture of the season. This oldies game... Read more
WalkIN’Perthshire
09-05-2018 Sport & Active
If you would like to try Nordic Walking and join our fun friendly Adventure Walks or Workout Walks please contact... Read more
New Basketball Hoop at the Rec Club
09-05-2018 Sport & Active
The new basketball hoop at the Rec Club is getting plenty of use.
The Rec Club are delighted to announce... Read more
The 6th Annual Dunkeld Enduro!
25-01-2018 Sport & Active
In 2018 Highland Perthshire Cycling brings you…
The 6th annual Dunkeld Enduro!
(yes entries are now open!)
We can't... Read more
New Path and Bike Pump Track at Royal School of Dunkeld
01-12-2017 Sport & Active
The school is pleased to announce a very exciting new development in the playground. We have just completed the construction... Read more
Remembering Robbie
27-10-2017 Sport & Active
On Friday 29th September the Royal School of Dunkeld again remembered former pupil Robbie Melvin who died in a tragic... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Veteran Football
31-08-2017 Sport & Active
On 18 August, a hearty squad of Dunkeld & Birnam veteran (mostly) footballers headed the short distance for an 11-a-side... Read more
Highland Perthshire Ladies Football Club
01-07-2017 Sport & Active
Highland Perthshire Ladies Football Club welcomes any new players in the area who would like to join us for training... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Golf Club Coffee Morning
01-06-2017 Sport & Active
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club Coffee Morning
Royal British Legion Halls on Saturday 17th June from 10.00 to 12.00.
Get Ready for a Cycling Summer
03-04-2017 Sport & Active
Wednesday Evening Rides Wednesday 26th April sees the first of eighteen ByCycle Wednesdays, weekly led evening rides organised by ByCycle... Read more
Welcome to the Sports Hub!
26-05-2016 Sport & Active
Our aims are simple - but great...
1: To transform the lives of people in the villages and surrounding areas through... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Sports Hub Formed
24-09-2013 Sport & Active
Look out for the new 'Hub' Page in the November edition of The Bridge.
At a meeting at the Birnam Institute... Read more
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