Welcome to the Crieff Community Trust
Crieff Community Trust was established in 2013 as a group of volunteers working together to bring about improvements in the physical, economic and social environment of Crieff. We work in partnership with other community groups, local and national government and other organisations on a number of projects identified through consulting our community on a continual basis.
Latest news and events from Crieff Community Trust
New Year update on regeneration of the Drummond Arms
Happy 2020 from Crieff Community Trust! We look forward to the 2020s being the decade when we really start to see progress on Crieff town-centre regeneration. We made a great start in 2019, securing ownership in October of the former Drummond Arms Hotel. A trading subsidiary company, Drummond Arms Regeneration Limited (DARL), was set up…
Turretbank Wood Tree Maintenance January 2020
On Monday 20th January 2020 tree maintenance operations will begin in Turretbank Wood. TD Tree & Land Services will carry out the work on behalf of Crieff Community Trust. Work will include; Pruning dead branches and removal of deadwood Removal of fallen and dead trees Removal of ivy Management of Hawthorn and Blackthorn If you…
Lady Mary’s Walk Path Maintenance Day
Come and help look after one of Crieff’s best loved paths! 10.30am, Saturday 25th January Meet at the Sands on Lady Mary’s Walk. We will be clearing drainage channels alongside the path, raking leaves off the path and cutting back overgrown vegetation to keep the path clear. Please dress according to the weather and bring…
Thanks to our Paths Group volunteers!
A huge thank you to our fantastic Paths Group volunteers and Calum the Greenspace Ranger who were out looking after the paths in Turretbank Wood recently. There’s a wee description of what they got up to and some nice pictures in this blog. If you are interested in helping to look after our community woodland…
Turretbank Wood Paths Maintenance Day
Come and help look after the paths in our community woodland! 10.30am, Saturday 30th November Meet at the MacRosty Park car park on Turretbank Road. We will be clearing vegetation along the riverside path through Turretbank Wood using loppers, rakes, strimmers and leaf blowers. If we have time and enough volunteers we will also tackle…
Drummond Arms Update
We would like to provide some clarity regarding the development and potential restoration of the Drummond Arms building on Crieff High Street, in response to some reports and some misunderstanding circulating locally. Crieff Community Trust, after many years of dedication and hard work, secured ownership of this historic building to ensure that it will be…
Drummond Arms – Making it safe & secure
Since sharing our exciting news last week that CCT had acquired the former Drummond Arms hotel, the positive comments and responses have been outstanding. It’s really great to know we have the continued support of the community as we work towards a long term, sustainable solution for this much loved building. Now with this big hurdle overcome,…
CCT secures Drummond Arms title
Crieff Community Trust has secured the title of the former Drummond Arms Hotel While the crumbling ‘B’ listed property, which is on the national Buildings At Risk Register, was left to fall into major disrepair and give rise to dangerous situations, CCT has been working very hard navigating countless obstacles to secure the building and…
AGM and Open Day
Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of Crieff Community Trust will be held at 1pm on Saturday 24th August in Can Do Crieff, Lodge Street, Crieff PH7 4DW. The formal business will be followed by an Open Day, from 2 – 4pm, where you can find out more about what we do….
Himalayan Balsam Blitz
Crieff Community Trust is calling for volunteers to help tackle the Himalayan Balsam in Turretbank Wood again this year. Himalayan Balsam is an invasive, non-native plant that spreads rapidly and out competes our native woodland plants and flowers. If we don’t keep on top of it, it can colonise large areas and all the insects,…