Broomridge Community Council

To view the pictures and fly through of the stable and wash go into; 

www.egip-consultation.co.uk

The latest public meeting held on January 31st 2012 at Albert Halls with Network Rail was attended by 400 residents. A vast sea of hands indicated overwhelming support against the proposal for a train wash and stabling facility adjacent to Pike Road. MSP’s and local councillors also informed Network Rail that they must go and consider another venue that is not close to homes.

The public meeting held on November 9th 7-9pm in the Mayfield Centre about the train stabling depot proposal was attended by around 150 residents. Many expressed their concern about the proposals. Network Rail staff encouraged residents to put into writing those concerns and ideas in either email or in a letter to them. We suggest that including the MSP’s, MP and councillors is also important. (details in this website).  The process of objection needs to continue and residents should not become despondent and give up their dialogue. Members of this community council are looking for people to join them, who have  ideas and energy, who can help us all pursue the aim of NOT HAVING THE PROPOSED TRAIN FACILITY HERE AT PIKE ROAD.

   EGIP information at www.networkrail.co.uk/egip

To comment on EGIP– go into—- EGIPScotland@networkrail.co.uk

Please write to Transport Scotland asking them to reject the proposal to place the train wash and stable at Pike Rd.

info@transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk

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Jan 25th. 2011. Public Petition Committee. Please click into Holyrood to see what went on; Coal Trains.

http://www.holyrood.tv/library.asp?iPid=3&section=43&title=Public+Petitions

The Association of Scottish Community Councils and the Scottish Government have given £15,000 to Braehead Community Council to prepare a business case for Allotments. This has come about because Braehead Community Council and Broomridge Community Council submitted requests to the Petitions Panel to consider allotments in their area.

Braehead CC has been designated the lead for this project but the process also recognises that Broomridge CC has a role.

This will be a long-term project and we will update the website as and when we have more news.

In the meantime, if you are interested in having an allotment, or you know someone who does, please contact ourselves via the ‘Contact Us’ tab at the top menu bar (please choose the ‘Allotments’ subject from the selection box).

UPDATE : November 2010.

Area to the side of the path leading to Burghmuir Road has been cut back and the trees have been ‘crowned’    We have now planted 1,000 Bluebell bulbs under the trees.  

We have planted 50kg of daffodil bulbs and 1,000 crocus bulbs along the side of the burn.

We are looking forward to the Spring and hope that these bulbs will give a great splash of colour to the area.

If you have any suggestions as to how we could further improve this area of Pelstream Avenue, please contact us through the link on our website.   If you want to know more about the history of this site you can also visit the Pelstream Blog at www.pelstream.wordpress.com

Ann Rogerson