Saturday 5th March 2022, Birnam Arts Centre
The PH8 Community Action Plan was launched on 5th March 2022, with a family friendly community event at Birnam Arts Centre. The afternoon gathering celebrated not only the achievement of completing the consultation process and publishing the community’s first action plan but, also, looked forward to the future delivery of the plan, as together the community starts on a journey to make the action plan a reality.
It was fantastic to have local community groups Dunkeld and Birnam Orchard, Climate Café, Royal School of Dunkeld PPG, the Sports Hub and Leisure Group and Amulree Village Hall Association in the room too. Pupils at Royal School of Dunkeld, brightened the event up with their inspiring and beautifully presented artwork illustrating their thoughts and ideas for the community, and it was lovely to also have local musicians Munro Gauld and Neil Baillie to liven up the atmosphere, while everyone enjoyed a delicious celebration cake from Aran Bakery!
Fiona Ritchie, a Birnam resident and volunteer in the PH8 Community Group, welcomed everyone and reflected on the journey already made through the Covid-19 pandemic. View Fiona’s intro here.
Stuart Paton and Caroline Wilding, members of the PH8 Community Matters steering group, described how the Community Action Plan came to fruition and what we need to start looking at next. View Stuart speaking here and Caroline speaking here.
Lucy Espeland, from Development Trusts Association Scotland, gave an informative presentation to introduce the basics of Community Development Trust as an approach to community development. View Lucy’s presentation here.