Welcome to the online version of Dunkeld and Birnam's regular newsletter. You'll be able to enjoy all the regular features you would expect to find in our printed version, but there's a lot extra to discover as well!
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A9 Dualling Updates
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The next A9 Community Group meeting will be on Thursday 27th February at Birnam Arts, 7.30pm. All... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Water Saving Challenge Water Saving Tip
Have you already made and broken your New Year’s resolutions? Then why not make 2020, different. Have some which should... Read more
Perth & Kinross Council Budget Consultation 2020-21
Message from PKC - Consultation Closes 16 February 2020
Like all councils, we are preparing for very significant financial challenges... Read more
February at Loch of the Lowes
Last month (January) saw the temperatures at Loch of the Lowes fluctuate daily. From a frosty -3 degrees to a... Read more
Overnight Closures of the A9
... and traffic management alterations.
Wednesday 12th, Thursday 13th and if neccesary, Friday 14th February 2020
The 17th Niel Gow Festival
The 17th Niel Gow Festival will take place over the weekend of 20th - 22nd March in Dunkeld and Birnam... Read more
Regular Columns
Editorial
31-01-2020 Regular Columns
Does any unmarried lady reader need a new pair of gloves? I’ve just found out that part of the tradition... Read more
Thought for the Month
31-01-2020 Regular Columns
During my life I have had the good fortune to be involved in a number of ministries from which hopefully... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
31-01-2020 Regular Columns
It seemed that 2018 was so very busy in the run up to Christmas but 2019 was unbelievably busy. There... Read more
Editorial
26-11-2019 Regular Columns
Last year I was down in The Square the afternoon after Santa Day clearing the nativity scene that had been... Read more
Thought for the Month
26-11-2019 Regular Columns
Celebrities on reality television programmes often talk about the ‘J’ word as it has become known. They are referring of... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
26-11-2019 Regular Columns
Due to the calling of a General Election there will be no councillors column in this edition of The Bridge.
Editorial
31-10-2019 Regular Columns
There is much being said and written about the death of the high street. However, our high street seems to... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
31-10-2019 Regular Columns
The Community Investment Fund applications for Strathtay Ward have been considered and the decisions on how this tranche of £25,000... Read more
Editorial
25-09-2019 Regular Columns
Samhuinn. Is that a new word for other people as well as me? I am intrigued to read Loch of... Read more
Thought for the Month
25-09-2019 Regular Columns
When a new minister starts off and looking for a first parish you soon become wise at reading the information... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
25-09-2019 Regular Columns
You can always tell when it is autumn because we tend to get the sunshine that has been missing for... Read more
Editorial
29-08-2019 Regular Columns
Whenever I tell someone that I live in Dunkeld the response is pretty much the same. “What a lovely place”... Read more
Thought for the Month
29-08-2019 Regular Columns
I was recently asked to give a brief outline of Scottish history to some Dutch young people staying in Highland... Read more
Notes from a Councillor
29-08-2019 Regular Columns
The Community Investment Fund (CIF) 2019 from the Strathtay Action Partnership closed on 21st August at 5.00pm. Hope all applicants... Read more
Editorial
26-06-2019 Regular Columns
Place yourself back in the village one hundred and fifty-five years ago. The Bridge was built, and the Perth Arms... Read more
Community News Items
Santa Day 2019
What a year!! We celebrated our 30th Anniversary and we certainly had a bumper crowd attend the event.
Dunkeld ... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Horticultural Society
7.30 Thursday 20th February (please note, not the 21st as in Horty programme!)
Fruit and Vegetables for Scotland... Read more
Support Choices
Support Choices is a project that helps people living in rural Perthshire to get the social care and support they nee... Read more
Birnam Library– February 2020
Bookbug session:
Tuesday 18 February 10.30 – 11.00 (3rd Tuesday of the month) An under 5s activity session with ... Read more
Helping To Look After The Dunkeld Path N…
P6 & P7 pupils from the Royal School of Dunkeld recently joined the rangers for a morning of practical work. The ... Read more
GrowBiz - Making Rural Business Digital
2020 - and the beginning of a new decade – is well under way.
The first signs of spring are starting to appear a... Read more
Community Council Matters
Correspondence with the Community Council can be made via email dbcc.correspondence@gmail.com or dbcc.chair@gmail.com... Read more
Dalguise Meditation Group
Everyone is welcome who would like to learn to meditate, to consolidate a meditation practice they already have, or s... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club Ladies Ra…
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club (Ladies Section) Rainbow Whist
Thursday 26th March
7.00 for 7.30
Ticket... Read more
Butterstone WI
Butterstone WI hold Whist Drives in Butterstone Hall at 7pm on the first Wednesday most months.
February 5th
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Dance Amulree Hall
Dance in Amulree Hall
Friday 20th March
8pm-12am
Music with Callum Wallace, The Tay Ceilidh Band.
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Funny or Dangerous - Thistle Cottage
During the winter months a group of male youths seem to find it funny to thump on our windows as they pass and then r... Read more
Community Co-working Space at Lagmhor
Community Co-working Space at Lagmhor
All welcome at the Community Co-working Space.
Membership is free. M... Read more
Messy Church
Duchess Anne
3.45pm – 5.30pm
Messy Church is for young families and those young at heart, with a warm welco... 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 expressed for ... Read more
House Group
Once a fortnight, on Tuesdays, an ecumenical fellowship group meets, usually in the Chanonry. We start the evening at... Read more
Foodbank
Donations to Perth Foodbank are always needed and there are boxes in the Cathedral, Little Dunkeld Kirk and the Duche... 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
Christmas Offering
Thanks to the generosity of folk at the Amulree Christmas Eve Service and the Watchnight Service in the Cathedral we ... Read more
Highland Perthshire Communities Land Tru…
2020 AGM and open meeting
HPCLT’s 2020 AGM will be held at 2pm on Saturday 28th March at the Tryst, Pitlochry. T... Read more
Scottish Wildlife Trust : Pitlochry and …
The next talk will be on Monday 17th February at 7.30 in the assembly hall of the Breadalbane Community Campus Aberfe... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society
The Historical Society has two meetings for the remainder of our winter programme, both of which take place at 7:30pm... Read more
The Community Orchard!
The Community Orchard Annual Planning Meeting
Monday 3 February at 7pm in the lounge, Atholl Arms Hotel
Rec... Read more
At The Field Going Forward in 2020
2019 was an exciting year for us with a good crop of vegetables for sale and a lot of interest in our work at the fie... Read more
West Stormont Woodland Group Update
Working with local people to bring Taymount Wood and Five Mile Wood into Community Ownership. Click link below to dow... Read more
The Dunkeld Deer Management Forum
The aims of the Dunkeld Deer Management Forum (DDMF) are:
To collaborate as responsible professionals in meeti... Read moreConnect … Linking Asheville, North Carol…
To our Dunkeld and Birnam Twinning Partners:
May you be blessed with vision in these shadow times.
M... Read more
Community Council News and Minutes
This page contains minutes and other items of interest from the Dunkeld & Birnam Community Council, from January ... Read more
Dunkeld And Birnam - Scotland’s First Wa…
Dunkeld and Birnam has been officially recognised as Scotland’s first water efficient village after collectively savi... Read more
Climate Café
Drop in between to the #BigClimateConversation at the Birnam Arts between 10am and 9pm on Tuesday 20th August 2019.Read more
Sport & Active
Dunkeld and Birnam has a wide variety of sport clubs and activity groups which welcome participants of all abilities... Read more
West Stormont Woodland Group - Monthly C…
Working with local people to bring Taymount Wood and Five Mile Wood into Community Ownership. Click on the link to do... Read more
Not Another Tick Box Exercise! Ticks And…
As we move into summer, it is important to be aware of the risk of ticks and transmission of Lyme Disease.
Anec... Read more
What Has Been Going On At The Guide Hall…
Since November a small miracle has been happening at Dunkeld Guide Hall, turning the building into a resource fit for... 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
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
Making it Happen in and around Dunkeld
Volunteers who have been “making it happen” in the Dunkeld area were celebrated at an volunteer appreciation evening ... Read more
Data Protection Legislation
Need help on how the new Data Protection Legislation applies to your organisation?
Thanks to Helen Taylor and A... Read more
Scotland’s Potentially Vulnerable Areas …
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA’s) national consultation on the designation of areas which are pot... Read more
2018 QUILT – The Winner
Ann Rees, The Quilt, Janet Haigh
The 2018 Quilt has been won by Ann Rees and £1500 raised, which will be divided... Read more
Parish Church Singing
The Parish Church Choir has stopped doing pieces in 4-part harmony every week and instead there is now a less formal ... Read more
Royal School of Dunkeld - 450 Years Old!
On the 27th of June, the Royal School of Dunkeld held a Royal Garden Party to commemorate 450 years of the school.
New Mobile Post Office Service For Dunke…
A new mobile Post Office service for Dunkeld at the North End Car Park (Atholl Street) between 0930 and 1030... Read more
Community Council News
Find out about the activities of your local community council, including agendas and minutes, A9 dualling, community ... Read more
Arts News
Drawing on the Writer Within
Angela Jeffs (www.angelajeffs.co.uk) will be facilitating her next introductory creative writing course (DRAWING ON THE WRITER WITHIN) on March 15... Read more
Birnam Arts Fundraising Events
Quiz Night
The second Quiz Night will be held on Saturday 28th December 2019. £5 per person.
Maximum... Read more
Titles by Talented Locals - The Birnam Reader
Visit The Birnam Reader in Station Road, Birnam to view/purchase copies of the books or request a special signing.
Opening... Read more
Join Just Singin’ in Fun Evenings of Song
Now that the days are starting to draw out and there’s a hint of springtime on the horizon, why not... Read more
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
Enduro Riders, Prepare Yourselves For A Highland Clan Battle!
31-01-2020 Sport & Active
Muckmedden Events announce their Mountain Bike Enduro race programme for 2020.
New Clans @ The Croft at Comrie Croft on... Read more
Annual “Robbie” presentation to Royal School of Dunkeld
26-11-2019 Sport & Active
On 30th September the school held a special assembly at which Kate Stansfield, Robbie Melvin’s mum, presented this year’s cheque... Read more
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
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
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
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.
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
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