Village AGM – 28/3/24

The annual general meeting of Dunmore Village Association is on Thursday 28th March 2024 at 7pm in Dunmore Bowling Clubhouse.

The AGM is an opportunity to catch up with neighbours and hear what’s been going on in the village. It’s also a great opportunity to hear the committees future plans and have your say.

Please note the committee is always pleased to welcome new members – if you are interested in joining the committee or getting active in the village please email dunmorevillage@gmail.com.

Accounts for the year have emailed to all villagers and posted on the village notice board. If you haven’t received an email, please drop a message to the email address above.

Cracking Christmas Carols

We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas carols event on Sunday 17th December, and received a special visit from a certain jolly gentleman who had presents for all the village children.

We raised more than £230, which will go towards village maintance projects and to Strathcarron Hospice.

Thank you!

This event wouldn’t have been such a success without the support of everyone who attended and donated. Huge thanks also go to:

Clackmannan District Brass Band for braving the chilly weather to raise our spirits.

Village committee members/villagers who decorated, catered and organised the event.

And, finally, Geoff Leask, who “arranged” the visit from our special seasonal visitor!

Hill of Airth development

Thursday 14 December is the closing date for neighbour comments on the propsed Hill of Airth development, which would see the construction of 82 houses and a visitor centre near the East Lodge to the north of Airth. This is the second attempt to green light this project, following objections from local people and stakeholders such as the National Trust for Scotland.

Make your comments on the Falkirk Council development portal.

Airth Parish Community Council are hosting a public meeting about the application at Airth Venue, 7pm, on Wednesday 20 December, following their short general meeting at 6.30pm.

Christmas Carols on 17/12/23

Christmas Carols: Sun Dec 17, 4pm

After having to cancel in 2022 due to the very cold weather, we’re looking forward to getting back together and singing in the season. We’ll be joined once again by the Clackmannanshire District Brass Band and will be collecting for charity.

Come for the carols and stay for the Christmas treats and hot drinks afterwards!

A terrific afternoon on the Green

Tea on the Green was a great success. We enjoyed fabulous home baking, live music and good chat under the sun… and some of us got quite competitive over the games. 😄

Huge thanks to everyone who came along, baked and donated and to musician Iain Guthrie. We raised over £700 for the village maintenance fund!

Well done to the Village committee for organising.

Small improvements

A mixture of elbow grease and persistence from Dunmore Village Association has resulted in some small improvements to village amenities.

DVA’s Colin sanded and repainted the flaky bench at the well and villagers have been keeping the beds planted earlier this year weed free while the plants get established – it needs more work than you’d think!

The Association has also compiled a list of of issues with public spaces and have been contacting Falkirk Council. The bus shelter has finally been cleaned for the first time in several years and the swings at the play park are in the process of being treated for painting. Hopefully they’ll be finished in time for Tea on the Green next week!

Before
After
Beds ready for planting
Bed in August
Before
After

A soggy hoedown!

The heavens opened just as the hoedown began last night, but we made good progress – check out the before and after path pic below.

Still more to do, so helping hands are much appreciated. If you’ve five mins to spare, pull some weeds!

Huge thanks to those who braved the elements.