It’s Your Neighbourhood certificates

I was delighted to learn that Broughty Ferry has once again been recognised by Beautiful Scotland for its community environmental initiatives at the annual ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ seminar and presentation of certificates on Wednesday.

It’s Your Neighbourhood is a non-competitive campaign with more of an emphasis on community participation and is based on themes that include environmental responsibility as well as gardening achievement. Certificates are awarded to every group, with five levels of achievement, to encourage and reward progression. Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden and Queen Street Community Garden were awarded the top certificate, which is the outstanding level and also a certificate of distinction, which is presented to groups that have consistently grown and improved over the years.

It’s great to see local community projects being recognised in this way. Well done to everyone for the good work you do.

Path repairs- Reres Park

One of the things I am particularly keen on is seeing improvements to our open spaces. We are blessed in Broughty Ferry with some beautiful locations. I quite often walk up Reres Hill, although these days, not being as fit as I once was, it takes a bit more effort than it used to! It is a lovely wooded area and there are a number of footpaths. Some of them though are in a poor condition and need a bit of work done to them. Broughty Ferry Development Trust has been active in highlighting issues in the park and working in partnership with the council’s neighbourhood services department a number of matters have been attended to. 

 

It was established by the Trust that the path on the west side is perhaps the busiest in the park, although due to its condition there had been some thought given in the past to taking it out of use. I was recently advised by the council’s city development department that repairs to the path and steps have provisionally been included in the next financial year’s programme of works. The cost and extent of the works have still to be finalised but hopefully a decent stretch will be taken care of.

Halloween at Castle Scream!