This meeting was attended by 20 or so residents. The decision was made for us all to forward by email our favorite schemes or ideas for the land to the community worker. From these a list of the favorite proposals will be compiled and hopefully put to the Cassillis estate manager for his input. The community worker will once again issue an invitation for him to attend the next meeting.
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Sunday, 17 May 2015
The Daily Record published an article earlier this week about the land 'gifted' to Dalrymple from the Cassillis Estate.
My own understanding of the matter is that the land is to be leased to the village of Dalrymple for a 'peppercorn rent' and not actually 'given away' as such. The length and terms of the lease are still to be agreed. It seems to be a legal requirement to be brought in by the Scottish government for large landowners to make available some of their land to the local community ( I have to find out more about this for my own clarification). So while the land is not being leased out solely from the good intent of the landowner, it is still a great opportunity for Dalrymple residents to improve the community.
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Dalrymple Community Meeting: 6th May 2015 - Community Projects and Conspiracy Theories
About 30 - 40 villagers attended the meeting on the 6th May 2015. The community worker in attendance gave a summary of the meetings that had taken place to date and an overview of some of the ideas put forward in regard to utalising the land. There was some mixed feedback to this with a few people raising concerns about increased traffic into the area and others calling for 'no change' at all and voicing suspicion regarding the motives of both the council and the owners of Cassillis Estate. The community worker was at pains to point out nothing as yet had been decided but suggested that the next meeting should be used to form a committee and start the progress of 'firming' up' various ideas.
Date of next meeting is the 27th May 2015 and I'm pretty sure it's going to be an interesting one.
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
The railway viaduct leading into Dalrymple from the northside of the village. Previously known as Burnton Viaduct .
Opened 1856 by the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway. A handsome 16-span masonry viaduct with semi-circular arches. J R Hume 1976.
http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/41587/burnton-viaduct/rcahms
Opened 1856 by the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway. A handsome 16-span masonry viaduct with semi-circular arches. J R Hume 1976.
http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/41587/burnton-viaduct/rcahms
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