BARRHILL NEWS April 2025
BARRHILL DEVELOPMENT TRUST
AGM
For the year 2023 - 2024
The BDT Trustees would like to invite the Members to the AGM on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7pm in the Memorial Hall
Share your views on local Community benefits
Interested in the community benefits Barrhill receive from renewable energy developments? Want to have your say about what good practice should look like for communities and developers?
This local community conversation is a chance to share your views as the Scottish Government consults on the Community Benefit Good Practice Guidance. New to community benefits? You can learn more here.
Barrhill Community Conversation - Wednesday 9th April, 6pm - 9pm, Barrhill Memorial Hall. Click here to express an interest in attending.
Whether you’re managing a community benefits scheme or completely new to it, you'll be able to share your ideas about what you think good practice around community benefits from renewables should look like. We’re hoping people from a wide range of your community can make it along, whether as an individual or representing a local community group.
Places will be limited, so we’re asking you to submit an expression of interest to attend via our website, and we’ll confirm your place by 31st March.
This event is being held by SCDC on behalf of the Scottish Government, and is one of nine taking place across the country and online.
CHURCH SERVICES
There will no longer be regular church services held in the Memorial Hall. Occassional services may take place.
Job Opportunity
Development Officer Stinchar Valley Community Transport
Thanks to Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Funding, a job opportunity for a one year Development Officer role has arisen to take forward the work of Stinchar Valley Community Transport. The post is available on either Self-Employed basis at 25hrs per week or by Directly Employed status at 22.5hrs per week. The pay rate would be £15 per hour. The position will be a mixture of home and office based. A Driving Licence is essential.
If you wish to apply for the position, please forward your CV and Covering Letter to John Reid at john@sacommunitytransport.org by Monday 17 March 2025. Interviews are due to take place on Friday 28 March 2025. If you require further information please contact john@sacommunitytransport.org.
New Rail Timetable from 15th December, 2024
This new timetable starts on the 15th Gecemberber. The Barrhill times are shown below. A link to the full timetable is here. There is little change just a minute or so either way on some journeys from Ayr 7:28 becomes 7:30 and 17:32 becomes 17:38.
Stinchar Valley CommunityTransport Pilot Bus Service
Follow this
link for the timetable.
Health & Social Care, Social Work Drop-In
A representative from social services attends the first Friday coffee morning of the month from 10am to 11am for you to discuss any issues that you may wish to raise.
Barrhill Badminton
Tuesdays 6pm to 8pm
All ages and abilities welcome.
Racquets available. |
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Come and enjoy a social evening with the benefit of some exercise disguised as fun.
No fees for residents of Barrhill and adjacent villages.
Skips and Bins
Hazardous Type Waste
The following waste types should Never be placed in a skip (new limitations in bold type):
• Materials Container Persistent Organic Polluntants (POPs) :
Sofas, Sofa Beds, Armchairs, Kitchen and Dining Room Chairs, Stools and Foot Stools, Home Officer Chairs, Futons, Bean Bags, Floor and Sofa Cushions, Electrical Recliner Chairs.
• Tyres
• Liquids
• Oils
• Paints
• Acids/alkalis
• Batteries
• Garden chemicals
• Industrial chemicals
• Dead animals
• Asbestos
• Clinical waste e.g. needles
Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure of any household waste that you want to deposit in a skip, please contact a member of our waste and recycling team through 0300 123 0900 for advice.
Please note that if any of the above items are found in the Barrhill
skip it will lead to the cancellation of skips to the village.
2025 Community Skips
Dates will appear here once confirmed.
The additional skips provided by BDT (in blue) dates are approximate.
Bins Schedule
The schedule for bin collections for the year 2024/25 is now available.
It can be found on the dates menu or by clicking here.
Events at Memorial Hall
EVERY MONTH
Third Monday -Photography Club (evening)
Fourth Monday - Book Club (afternoon)
Every Tuesday - Badminton 6pm - 8pm
Every Thursday - Gentle Exercise 10:30am to 11:30am
Every Friday - Coffee Morning 10am - Noon
One Friday per month - Men's Club - 6pm -9pm
Small Grants 2024/5 Details
The Community Council has funds available for small grants.
If you have ideas that need funding then please apply. See the details in the link below.
Dates and details for Winter Small Grants applications now available.
The application form (in word format) is available here.
Mobile Library
Latest Mobile Library Schedule is available here
For Barrhill it shows the following dates:
| Barrhill |
Fri 10th January |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 24th January |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
| Barrhill |
Fri 7th February |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 21st February |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
| Barrhill |
Fri 7th March |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 21st March |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
| Barrhill |
Fri 4th April |
2.15pm – 3pm |
Primary School |
| Barrhill |
Fri 18th April |
1.45pm – 3pm |
Old Bank |
Girvan & South Carrick Community Action Network
Do you need support travelling to hospital and health appointments?
For more information:
Call: 01465 714060
E-mail: communityaction@btopenworld.com
Report Road Defects
The link below is to Ayrshire Roads Alliance. On the site you can enter reports on road defects.
The more people who report defects the more likely it is that they will be dealt with.
http://www.ayrshireroadsalliance.org/Home.aspx
Road Works Schedule
All the Amey roadworks can be seen on their website:
The weekly scheduled roadworks for SW Scotland is available in Excel spreadsheet format here.
Note these are the AMEY maintained roads so does not include the A714.
I can only upload these when they are sent to me so occasionally a week goes missing.
The Amey website has the roadworks always available
BARRHILL DEVELOPMENT TRUST VACANCIES
The Barrhill Community Interest Company and Barrhill Deevlopment Trust currently have two vacancies.
Interested?
Forms available from BDT and BCIC websites:
www.barrhilldevtrust.org
www.bcic.org.uk
or email info@barrhilldevtrust.org
Litter
Litter along the roadsides is an ongoing problem in and around the village. The Community Council has been negotiating with South Ayrshire Council about litter signs for almost 4 years now with still no end product.
In a hope of improving the litter problem the CC has purchased litter pickers, gloves and bags which are available to anyone who is motivated enough to do some litter picking.
If you need any of these items contact either:
Ann Robertson on 07766 740179 or Andrew Clegg on 01465 821456
and we will get the supplies needed to you.
DOG FOULING AND USE OF POOP BAGS
The Community Council would like to remind dog owners that "poop" bags are available free of charge from the dispensers at either end of the village.
Please be considerate to other members of the community and clean up after your dogs misdeeds.
The use of "poop" bags has been successful in helping to keep the village clean but some people are still being inconsiderate in having very kindly bagged their dogs poop they have then just hung the bag in a nearby bush or tree. Being a generous soul I would like to think that they were put there with the intention of collecting them on the return journey of their walk rather than a deliberate act. Please dispose of "poop" bags in a hygienic and environmentaly friendly way.
