Coronavirus Emergency - Our Community Responds
Special editions of the Bridge have been published, featuring contact and support information. New - find out what services our essential local businesses are able to offer on our Online High Street
A coordination group made up of the Church, The Community Council, Gien a Haund and The Bridge have come together to coordinate Dunkeld and Birnam's community response to the Corona Virus Emergency.
- Information on shops, restaurants, services and support
- How to shop from Dunkeld and Birnam shops if you are self-isolating or vulnerable
- Download First Emergency Bridge Edition
- Download Second Edition
- Download Third Edition
- Download Fourth Edition
- Download Fifth Edition
- Download Sixth Edition
- Download Eighth Edition
Are you self-isolating? Do you need help with everyday items such as:
- Getting your shopping delivered
- A letter posted
- The dog walked
- A prescription picked up.
Phone or text one of the numbers across between 10am and 4pm for help with every day items. If there is no answer leave a message or send a text with your name and phone number.
All the people involved with this scheme are local volunteers who are giving their time for free.
Please note volunteers will not take or receive cash from you. Payment for shopping needs to be made directly with the provider.
Volunteers aim to only spread kindness.
- They will be asked to wash their hands before and after helping you.
- They will keep a safe distance from you, 2m.
- They will not enter your house.
Please note these numbers should NOT be used for emergency or medical support. For emergency or medical support contact the Doctors Surgery or dial 111.
Contact Numbers:
- Amulree and Glen Quaich: 07592 031665
- Trochry, and down to the A9 junction: 07752 271608
- Inver: 07592 031946
- Dalguise: 07759 091124
- Little Dunkeld (including Willowbank and Stell Park): 07592 031974
- Birnam (Post office side of the road): 07835 078836
- Birnam (Birnam Arts side of the road): 07395 961218
- Dunkeld (Brae Street, The Cross and High Street): 07592 031940
- Dunkeld (Atholl Gardens & Blairgowrie Road): 07395 962350
- Butterstone: 07759 091139
- The Boat Road out to Dungarthill: 07835 078833
- Dowally, Guay and Kindallachan: 07592 040948
- email: PH8community@gmail.com for general enquiries
Things are starting to feel a bit more 'normal' now here at Davidson's Chemist!
We're back to our regular opening hours with the social distancing and protective measures in place that we're all getting used to.
The Organising Group:
Stuart Paton, Chair of Dunkeld and Birnam Community Council
Rev Fraser Penny, Minister of the Church of Scotland
John Gilruth, Coordinator, Gien a Haund
Sally Robertson, Editor of The Bridge
Annie Le-Roy Lewis, Community Volunteer
Brendy Roddy, Community Volunteer
Dr Philip Rutledge, Retired Public Health Doctor
So … gradually most of us are, very slowly, coming out of the lockdown. Both the tennis and golf clubs are re-opening to restricted play with new social distancing practices to meet the Scottish Government guidance. For example I understand that with tennis you have to bring your own tennis balls and can only serve or touch the ones you have brought. Across the pond our friends in Asheville are facing similar challenges and I hope you will enjoy Rick Lutovsky’s piece on how the golf course over there is managing to continue playing ‘golf’ in these most unusual times. It certainly gave me a laugh.
To all the parents who have managed to support any level of home schooling may I say, “well done.” I’m relieved to let you know that I have survived a near death experience as Callum engaged with an Advanced Higher physics experiment.
So, we reach the last edition of the coronavirus ‘Bridge Specials’! My goodness what a time it has been. I sincerely hope we won’t need to move back into ‘Specials’ and that as a community we can find ways to safely be together and welcome our visitors. For a summary of all that our amazing band of volunteers has done since the start of lockdown. May I also give a big shout out to all the informal volunteering and kindnesses that have gone unseen during the peak of the pandemic. Thank you.
What we’ve delivered and what happens next:
From the germ of an idea in the week before lockdown to a large multi-faceted team, the PH8 Coronovirus Group has been a fantastic community effort that has made a real difference to many, many people during this crisis. With the easing of restrictions we are winding down the current efforts.
Our new priest Rev Lesley-Ann Craddock is now in the community for two days a week, usually Friday and Saturday, and for the Sunday service. We are please to announce that Sunday Services will resume on August 26th at the new time of 10.00am.
Dear all
I write as Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross and on behalf of the Queen to express my thanks for the way in which the PH8 Community Group have risen to the challenge brought about by Covid 19.
You have coordinated a wonderful response to the pandemic challenge that we have all had to face. The Bridge is a splendid source of local news and information, order taking and deliveries have been excellently coordinated by local businesses and others and the all-important human contact by telephone or in other ways has been made available to those who most need it.
I would like to send my sincere appreciation to everyone involved in the PH8 Community Group for their efforts to make life that little bit better for those around them.
Best wishes
Stephen
Stephen Leckie | Lord-Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross | 07967 650134 | Easterleigh, Ferntower Road, Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 3DH
The Kirk Session held a virtual meeting early in August with as many people attending as possible. The main business was to review the regulations on church opening and plan a way forward.
Exciting news from the Archive. We have had our new Interactive Screens fitted, thanks to the very much appreciated funding from SSE/Griffin Windfarm.
I'm sure you will have noticed the screen in the window as we have it timed to run from 6am to 11pm daily. Our current window display will run along with information about the Archive here.
Surgery doors remain closed and admittance is by appointment only; but we would like to stress that we are operating as normal so if you have any Non-Covid related issues please get in touch with the Surgery, the GPs are very happy to see you. All COVID19 related inquiries please phone NHS24 on 111 in the first instance.
Infinityblu Dental Care & Implant Clinics Are Now All Open and Providing Aerosol Treatments. Update for Patients and Any New Patients Who Wish to Register.
We’re delighted to announce that all 5 of our Infinityblu practices are now re-open.
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, our local tourism association has released this video which shows what everyone can look forward to in our beautiful area.The tourism association home page also carries the latest information on what you need to know about visiting us. Find out more about visiting Dunkeld and Birnam.
We are delighted to introduce PH8’s new mascot brought to life by Alice, a five-year-old pupil at the Royal School of Dunkeld.
We asked her what the ‘U’ stood for and she replied it was for ‘Universe’ and added that "the universe is a cool place.” We all agree and have nicknamed our mascot ‘Uby’
Other than the Universe itself what could be cooler that our very own mascot?
Thank you Alice!
Coronavirus in the community and the importance of social distancing, washing hands and wearing face coverings in shops and on public transport.
While most of the community was asleep at home, various areas of Dunkeld and Birnam were vandalised late evening/early morning on the weekend of the 18th/19th July………….. just as lock-down restrictions were being relaxed.
The PH8 Community Response Team has teamed up with the Community Coworking Space to offer printing services to households in the PH8 area.
Jaiden Buckett from Dowally has raised over £1,000 for the Royal School of Dunkeld Parent Partnership Group by cycling up to 16 miles in a day in order to reach his target mileage of 63 miles in seven days. In fact he ended up smashing his own target achieving 80 miles over the seven days. Well done him!
Firstly, a massive THANK YOU to you all for your support and patience over the last week while. We are delighted to let you know that Dunkeld Whisky Box has reopened, with Covid-19 mitigation measures in place.
Land Rover Experience Scotland, based at Butterstone Loch near Dunkeld, has announced that it will be re-opening on 17 July with an exciting new convoy format to enable guests to enjoy a rewarding off-road driving experience while maintaining good social distancing.
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