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Plans are
underway to turn a derilict cottage into a heritage centre for the village. It
is hoped that it will act as a point of contact for villagers and visitors
alike and will provide an educational base for our history and
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Planning
permission has been applied for and a sub committee formed to work out how the
project can best be funded. Initially we thought to rent the site from the
owners, but it now appears that an outright purchase offers the community and
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The old building has been empty for too
long and is a complete eyesore in the middle of the village. It could be turned
into another holiday home, but the community feels that it would be much better
as a focul point for visitors and residents alike. The owners have promised not
to sell the building while the Association raises the funds
The fence is to be removed and a new footpath
constructed linking the public carpark with the Square and improving safety on
the corner. As anyone who knows the area, meeting a logging lorry as you walk
up the brae is no fun at all... and its the only pedestrian route through the
middle of the village!
Funding for the improvements to the pathway may well
come from Perth & Kinross Council as part of the