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West Stormont Woodland Group Update …
Working with local people to bring Taymount Wood and Five Mile Wood into Community Ownership. Click read more for lat... 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
Perth & Kinross Council
PKC are currently running 2 consultation you may be interested in participating in.
Let's Work Together to Tack... Read more
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
Rediscover Your Local Heritage at Home this Winter With the colder weather and darker evenings drawing in, many of us... Read more
Loch of the Lowes in December and Januar…
In these uncertain days, it does everyone good to connect with Nature. With shorter days, more people can watch the s... Read more
Letter to the Editor - Saving Red Squirr…
Dear Editor.
As a former resident of Inver, I am always grateful to receive my copy of the Bridge sent to my hom... Read more
Support Choices Can Help You with Your C…
At Support Choices we can give people independent support and advice about social care and Self Directed Support (SDS... Read more
Birnam Library - Culture Perth and Kinro…
Birnam Library is operating a Click and Collect service every Thursday with NEW hours from 4pm to 6pm.
Books ca... Read more
Pre-cooked Christmas Meal
Since June this year, Chattan Tearooms has been supplying weekly pre-cooked meals to some members of the local Lunch ... Read more
Community Council Matters
If you would like to contact the Community Council you can do so by emailing: dbcc.correspondence@gmail.com or email ... Read more
The Meeting Place
Meeting Place and Duchess Anne lunches suspended until further notice.
Please note that the Meeting Place nor th... Read more
Congratulations - Kerry Lindsay
Congratulations to Kerry Lindsay who undertook to climb 20 Munro’s over 17 weeks for charity and raised £4,422.72 whi... Read more
Three Churches Charity Shop
Our new shop is currently open Wednesday to Saturday, 10AM - 4PM
We're now on the other side of The Cross
... Read more
Act of Remembrance
It was not possible this year to have the usual Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday. However... Read more
Messy Church
We're missing all our Messy Church friends and families.
Watch out for the next Dunkeld Messy Church on line, d... Read more
The Blythswood Shoebox Appeal
A HUGE thank you to all those who contributed to the Blythswood Shoebox Appeal again this year.
The response wa... Read more
Men's Breakfast
The men’s breakfast has been meeting weekly by zoom on Wednesday mornings at 9am. Obviously the bacon rolls are not s... Read more
Church Services
Because of the restrictions around Covid 19 the Kirk Session took the decision to continue with services in the Cathe... Read more
House Group
Since the Lock-down, this group has been meeting by zoom. While not the same as meeting in person, it has worked very... Read more
Blooming Matters!
Despite Covid restrictions, we have managed to continue working through the summer. Keeping a healthy distance was no... Read more
Dunkeld & Birnam Community Orchard
The apples are all picked and the Orchard is getting ready for winter. We would like to thank everybody who has helpe... Read more
Connect ... Linking Asheville, North Car…
A message from our Friends in Asheville, North Carolina, USA
To our Dunkeld and Birnam Twinning Partners:<... Read more
Birnam Arts Christmas Market & Beatr…
Christmas Shopping on your doorstep – shop in safety at Birnam Arts at both our famous Mezzanine Christmas Market and... Read more
Birnam Arts Café, Gift Shop & Exhibi…
During December we will be open between Friday to Sunday. Opening hours remain 11-3pm, but do check that we’re open&n... Read more
Dunkeld Community Archive
We are delighted that our Scottish Horse regimental records have now been returned to the Archive.
They have bee... Read more
Poppy Appeal Success
This year's poppy appeal has, to date, raised £2,306 which is a fantastic total. Despite all the restrictions caused ... Read more
Painted Rocks Are Local Gems
Lockdown, opening up, tier 2, tier 3, restrictions to face, guidelines to follow… one way we’ve stayed healthy, socia... Read more
Good Quality Toys Needed For Re-Gifting
For the first time in 8 years there won’t be a Santa Day Toy Fair. However we are asking the community to donate toys... Read more
Manager Of The Scottish Deli In Dunkeld …
In More Ways Than One... Six years ago, The Scottish Deli manager Jane Saba from Dunkeld stepped into the role of ret... Read more
Royal School of Dunkeld
Out to learn and play
At the the Royal School of Dunkeld we are blessed with large and open school ground... Read more
Candlelit Late Night Christmas Shopping
Friday 11th December, 4pm to 8pm. Dunkeld’s Atholl Street as you’ve never seen it before! We’ve tried to conjure up t... Read more
Crowdfunding Campaign – A Huge Thank You…
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savebirnamarts
Thank you all so much! We are completely overwhelmed by the amazing respon... Read more
Unwelcome Visitors
Our traditional warm welcome is not extended to grey squirrels and it’s time to show them the (trap) door.
In th... Read more
Community Action Plan
Over recent years, many communities across Scotland have decided to develop a Community Action Plan which refle... Read more
Letter from Lord-Lieutenant for Perth an…
Dear all
I write as Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross and on behalf of the Queen to express my... Read more
PH8 Coronavirus Group
What we’ve delivered and what happens next:
From the germ of an idea in the week before lockdown to a large mult... Read more
Protecting Northern Perthshire’s Red Squ…
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is asking Perthshire residents in the Dunkeld, Aberfeldy and Pitlochry areas to help ... 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
The "Horti" Continues to Bring…
New pictures to bring spring into your home. With thanks to Erin, Christine, Jan and Moira.
For many... Read more
Happy 110th Birthday to Jessie Sinclair
Ahead of the date Scheme Manager Briony McDonald (left) put out a message to the PH8 Community that she was after a m... Read more
Highland Perthshire Communities Land Tru…
2020 AGM and Open Meeting
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills, was at Dùn Coillich commun... Read more
Dunkeld and Birnam Horticultural Society
The (BIG) bulb show to be held on Thursday 19th March at Birnam Arts alongside a talk by Andrew Thomson of Backhouse ... Read more
The 17th Niel Gow Festival, 20th-22nd Ma…
Niel Gow Memorial: A life-size clay sculpture by artist David Annand has now been cast in bronze (see photo) and will... 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 moreDunkeld 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
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
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