UPDATE AND CHAIRMANS REPORT OCTOBER 2002

OUR FINANCIAL YEAR STARTED ON THE 9TH OCT 2001, ENDS ON 31ST OCT 2002. DURING THIS YEAR WE HAVE CONSULTED WITH OVER 25 ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, GRANT AID BODIES, LANDOWNERS, CONTRACTORS, AND MANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO DEVELOP OUR PROJECT TO CREATE A FOOTPATH FOR ALL AND IN PARTICULAR SUITABLE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS. THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE MADE TO DATE INCLUDES - AGREEMENTS WITH THE LANDOWNERS ON THE ROUTES OF THE FOOTPATH, THE LINK FOOTPATHS AND THE ACCESS ROAD. OUR SOLICITORS ARE PREPARING LEGAL ACCESS AGREEMENTS WITH THE LANDOWNERS’ SOLICITORS. A TOPOGRAPHICIAL SURVEY OF ALL THE ROUTES HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE ACCESS ROAD AND THE LINK FOOTPATHS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED. TENDERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE BUILDING OF THE ACCESS ROAD AND THE LINK FOOTPATHS. . A CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THIS PART OF OUR PROJECT AND IT IS HOPED THAT WORK WILL START IN THE EARLY SPRING. IT IS OUR POLICY ONLY TO SEEK FUNDS FOR THE WORK IN HAND AS AND WHEN THE PROJECT DEVELOPS. OUR FUNDRAISING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO THIS END. NOW APPLICATION HAS GONE FORWARD TO OUR FUNDING BODIES FOR THE BUILDING OF THE ACCESS ROAD ETC. OUR 3-YEAR BUSINESS PLAN IS NOW AVAILABLE. THOSE WHO WISH TO PURCHASE A COPY THE COST IS £5.00.

DESIGN WORK FOR OUR MAIN FOOTPATH, THE LEDNOCK MILLENNIUM FOOTPATH (L.M.F.) HAS STARTED. WE ARE SEEKING THE SERVICES OF A QUALIFIED ENGINEER TO ASSIST WITH THE DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF THE CONTRACT DRAWING FOR THE L.M.F.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
‘AWARDS FOR ALL’ - ‘ENTRUST’ (LANDFILL TAX FROM MR MARSHALL) - ‘THE SCOTTISH LAND FUND’ NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND - ‘PERTH & KINROSS COUNTRYSIDE TRUST’ - ‘PERTH & KINROSS QUALITY OF LIFE FUND’ - ‘FOREST ENTERPRISE’ - ‘FIELDFARE/MILLENNIUM AWARDS’ THROUGH WILLIAM GEBBIE AND DAVID SCOTT-ANGELL.
WE ARE INDEBTED TO THE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE GENEROUS DONATIONS TO OUR PROJECT. A FULL LIST OF ALL DONATIONS, GRANTS AND OTHER AWARDS ARE AVAILABLE (COST £1.00).
WE HAVE RECEIVED BEQUESTS FROM VARIOUS ESTATES FOR MEMORIAL SEATS TO BE PLACED ON OUR FOOTPATH. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THIS.
IN ADDITION TO THE CASH DONATIONS WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED BENEFITS IN KIND FROM MANY ORGANISATIONS IN THE FORM OF FREE SERVICES. FOREST ENTERPRISE HAS DONATED THE SERVICES OF THEIR CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE BUILDING OF THE ACCESS ROAD AND LINK FOOTPATHS. THEIR ENGINEER WILL BE OUR SITE ENGINEER AND PLANNING OFFICER DURING THE CONSTUCTION WORK.

WILLIAM GEBBIE AND DAVID SCOTT-ANGELL WERE AWARDED A PERSONAL AWARD FROM FIELDFARE/MILLENNIUM AWARDS. THIS AWARD DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF THE C.M.F.A, ACCOUNTS. HOWEVER WE HAVE BENEFITED BY WAY OF TRAINING. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THIS AWARD WAS TRANSFERED TO CMFA ON THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2002.

Mr FRASER McGREGOR OF BALERNO, EDINBURGH HAS AGREED ACCESS FOR OUR FOOTPATH THROUGH HIS LAND (THE OLD PUTTING GREEN). HE HAS ALSO ASKED THAT WE MAKE THE LAND AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. TO THIS END WE ARE PLANNING A ‘WETLAND AREA’, ‘A WATER FEATURE’ AND ‘A NATURE TRAIL FOR CHILDREN’. WE WOULD WELCOME OTHER PROPOSALS FOR THE LAND. WE HAVE OVER 1.5 ACRES OF MEADOW AND OPEN WOODLAND AVAILABLE. WE HAVE FUNDS IN HAND FOR THIS PART OF OUR PROJECT. SHOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY BE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS WE WOULD PLEASED TO HEAR FROM THEM.

PART OF OUR PLAN IS TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE WILD LIFE. WE PROPOSE TO CREATE HIDES TO OBSERVE THE WILDLIFE. ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT US. WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PART OF OUR PROJECT.

WE WILL BE HOLDING OUR SECOND A.G.M, ON THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER AT 7.00PM IN THE WRI HALL, NURSES LANE, COMRIE. WHERE YOU CAN VIEW OUR PLANS AND DISCUSS OUR PROJECT.

CONTACTS

OUR WEBSITE (www.comriefootpath.info) HAS THIS AND OTHER INFORMATION. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR EMAIL. THEREFORE FOR THE TIME BEING YOU CAN CONTACT OR MAKE A DONATION BY LETTER, FAX, OR TELEPHONE-

BILL GEBBIE. Mrs ANN RANKINE. DAVID SCOTT-ANGELL.
CHAIRMAN-DIRECTOR. SECRETARY-DIRECTOR. FINANCE-DIRECTOR.
LARCH COTTAGE, 1, LANGSIDE DRIVE, LANTANA,
7, POLINARD, COMRIE, PH6 2HR. 20, POLINARD,
COMRIE, PH6 2HJ. TEL. 01764 670964 COMRIE, PH6 2HJ.
TEL. 01764 670547. TEL. 01764 670589.
FAX 01764 679188.

Mrs JOYCE CARNEGIE, COLIN HEWAT, SAMANTHA SCOTT-ANGELL
FUNDRAISING-DIRECTOR. WAY WARDEN-DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR.
TIGH-NA-BLAIR FARM, MORRISON BUILDINGS, LANTANA,
COMRIE, PH6 2JQ. DRUMMOND STREET, 20, POLINARD,
TEL. 01764 670635. COMRIE, PH6 2DS. COMRIE, PH6 2HJ.
FAX 01764 670847.