Hi Andrew

It would be helpful if you could update the community on the issues we have faced with engraving of the Phase 1 staircase as an integral component of the Denny Public Art project.

 

Our artist has faced significant problems progressing works due to the recent wet weather.  Fabricators indicate that it will take 3 days to carry out the work but that this is entirely reliant on dry weather.  The artist tried to work between the showers and used equipment to cover and then dry out the stones.  However, even when it was dry for several hours the landings remained damp and this meant that the adhesive tape used for the stencils did not stick sufficiently.  A specialist adhesive was ordered which was subsequently used but again the wet weather and underlying dampness of the stones hindered progress on this work. 

 

With intermittent wet weather forecast again throughout this week there will not be a sufficient dry spell to allow completion of this work.  We have therefore re-opened the staircase today and will reschedule the work with a larger sandblasting team to work within a shorter, more intensive time frame. This approach will allow us to minimise the length of the staircase closure. The artist will develop a plan for this work once a forecast of dry weather is established, rather than schedule the closure too far ahead.  We will update as this progresses.

 

Jacqueline McArthur

Economic Development Officer

Falkirk Council

The Falkirk Stadium

Suite 2A, 4 Stadium Way

Falkirk

FK2 9EE

From: Kerr, Susan <Susan.Kerr@firescotland.gov.uk>
Sent: 25 April 2017 17:02
Subject: Statement for Denny fire

 

Hi Andrew,

Please see our statement for the Denny fire

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called at 6.46pm to reports of a fire at a building in Town House Street, Denny.

Four fire appliances were immediately mobilised to the incident.

Crews used powerful water jets to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.

ENDS

Susan Kerr

Media Officer

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

T: 0131 344 5030 M: 07917076674  E: susan.kerr@firescotland.gov.uk

www.firescotland.gov.uk

Grants awarded by Foundation Scotland from Denny and District Windfarm Fund

Denny Gala Day

Date Awarded: 7th April 2017

Grant Amount: £5,663

Programme: Denny and District Community Benefit Fund

Grant Summary:

To contribute to the cost of the annual Gala Day, to be held 27 May 2017, including stage hire, entertainment, and toilet hire.

Strathcarron Hospice

Date Awarded: 16th December 2016

Grant Amount: £2,500

Programme: Denny and District Community Benefit Fund

Grant Summary:
To contribute to the cost of expanding the hospice's parking lot, creating an additional 20 spaces and reducing the reliance on on-street parking.

Dunipace Juniors Football Club

Date Awarded: 16th December 2016

Grant Amount: £3,966

Programme: Denny and District Community Benefit Fund

Grant Summary:
To purchase equipment which will accommodate the growing club, including goals/nets and pitch line marker.

Denny 867 Squadron Air Training Corps

Date Awarded: 16th December 2016

Grant Amount: £2,480

Programme: Denny and District Community Benefit Fund

Grant Summary:
To purchase camping equipment and enable four volunteers to attend the Lowland Leadership course so they may lead future camping expeditions when undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh award.

Full list of grants awarded and more about the fund visit

http://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/denny-and-district/

From: GETINTOUCH@GREGGS.CO.UK <GETINTOUCH@GREGGS.CO.UK>
Sent: 08 March 2017 11:08
Subject: <8000058084> Greggs

Dear Andrew
Service Request Number : 8000058084
Thanks for getting in touch. We love to hear from all of our customers.
We've spoken to our Property Team and they've confirmed we're opening a shop in Denny. However, we don't have an exact date for this.
We're hoping to have a Greggs shop open by late Spring - keep your eyes peeled!
We hope this is useful to you Andrew and look forward to seeing you again soon.
Kind Regards
Lauren Paton
Customer Care Team
Tele: 08081 473447

DENNY PUBLIC ART PROJECT

Informed by the period of community engagement asking “what would you like to see in your town centre?”, 5 public art projects have been developed. Falkirk Council and Falkirk Community Trust with support from the local community has recruited artists for each of the proposed permanent artworks. The 5 public art projects are:

The Picture House (way-finding and light projection)
The Treasure Trail (small sculptural interventions across the site)
The Railings (sculptural and interactive)
The Staircase (a visual feature)
The Lazy Corner (to provide a stronger identity to this small circle of seating in the town square).

The appointed artists are now speaking with local people to further develop these initial ideas. If you would like to get involved why not pop in to Denny Library on Thursday 12 January from 3pm-8pm to the Meet the Artist event. If you can’t make this meeting and/or want further information please contact Jacquie McArthur on 01324 590973 or by email on jacquie.mcarthur@falkirk.gov.uk

Major Milestone in Regeneration of Denny Town Centre

 

Falkirk Council and Falkirk Community Trust are delighted to announce the opening of the new Denny Library on Monday 5th December at 10am. The Library is the centrepiece of Denny town centre’s £7.8m development which includes 10 shop units, a bigger, improved car park and a new community-designed town square.

The whole building bursts with colour.  The Library is a bright, welcoming and flexible space with a child-size library for our youngest library members, a cosy reading and gaming zone for teenagers, comfy chairs for curling up with a good book and plenty of desk space (with and without PC’s) for those more focussed pieces of work… and 3000 brand new books.

The Library is fully accessible and, like our other libraries, has free public access computers and free WiFi.  Our spacious community room has views out to what will soon be the new town square.

Ian Scott, Chairman of Falkirk Community Trust, said “At a time when libraries are at risk across the UK, it is such wonderful news that we have secured delivery of this new purpose built hub for the community.  I would urge everyone to get along and explore this super new facility.” 

Over the coming weeks, the first tenants will start to occupy their new spaces with Lloyds Pharmacy and Café Anton opening for trade in December and the remaining retailers moving in soon after.  Interest in the last remaining units has been encouraging and we hope to secure tenants over the coming months.

Councillor Dennis Goldie, Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, said:  “We are happy to have reached this important stage in the project and would like to thank the community for their continued patience as we move to the next stage in the development. The super new two storey building is the result of extensive community consultation, and we hope that local people like the mixture of bright colours in the design and textures in the design, intended to reflect a positive spirit and a new start for the town centre.”

Work in now underway to see the demolition of the last remaining remnant of the 1960’s Church Walk block – the octagonal building.  Thereafter, the remainder of phase 1 will conclude in the summer next year seeing the new community designed town square, completion of the car park and the introduction of five public art pieces.

Come along and find out more at the Meet the Artist event in Denny Library on Thursday 12 January 3-8pm, all welcome.

Fankerton Fish Counter
Jo Girvan - River Forth Fisheries Trust

We are delighted to announce that our new fish counter at the fish pass at Fankerton is now up and running. The technical difficulties we have had since the counter was installed earlier this year have been solved and we are starting to receive data on any movements through the fish pass. This information will shortly become available to view through our website and we will be providing regular updates throughout the upstream spawning migration this Autumn.

The fish pass at Fankerton has been in place for one season, which means that adult salmon could potentially have spawned upstream of the weir last winter. We carried out electrofishing at three sites upstream of the weir in August this year to see if we could find any evidence of salmon spawning, but we did not find any salmon fry. It may take some time for enough adult salmon to ascend the fish pass and produce sufficient young so that we can pick them up through electrofishing survey.

Because the area has been inaccessible for many years, there has been no salmon spawning here and it may take time for adult salmon to ascend the pass in any numbers and build a genetic homing instinct to repopulate this part of the river. The counter will help us to monitor this.

Fish counters are one of the primary mechanisms for fisheries management, providing accurate figures on the number of adults returning to a river. This type of information can help with many aspects of management such as assessing the passability of existing fish passes and accurate conservation limit setting. We hope this will be the first of many fish counters that we will be able to install on the rivers of the Forth District. Two more counters are already in the pipeline through the RiverLife: Almond & Avon Project, with plans for others to follow.

Thanks to Andy from ACE Ltd UK and Gareth from Vaki for helping resolve the technical issues.