Minutes of CoGG Annual General Meeting 28 November 2024 7.30pm in Errol Village Hall
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr Josh Doble, Community Land Scotland (CLS)
“How communities can buy and make use of community-owned land and how Community Land Scotland can help”
Taking on an asset (eg land) requires a lot of work. Need to think about succession and how to recruit more people to CoGG .
Main discussion points :
CLS covers a wide range of models of land ownership. CoGG is set up to comply with requirements for land ownership . Needs to consider what is needed eg allotments. Examples of community land buyouts eg in Western Isles.
As a properly constituted group, CoGG can put in a pre-emptive right to buy a defined piece of land for 3 months.
Eg can buy land as “asset transfer” from PKC. Issue of ownership of unclaimed land. Need to identify areas of land around Errol :
eg who owns area of land behind the school (previously owned by builder before went bust)? It was agreed to get copy of title deeds from Land Register for £15.
Need to involve the community: what they would like eg allotments, permanent surgery? – organise a public meeting in Errol
Should CoGG (Carse of Gowrie Group) be reconstituted as an Errol / Grange Group to reflect the focus of its current activities and location of active members? Other active groups in the Carse are in St Madoes and the Braes of the Carse Group north of the A90.
Would need to call an EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) to consult the membership
MINUTES OF AGM 19 JANUARY 2023
Accepted
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY’S REPORT (JL)
32 members including 5 Board members.
14 Associated members, including Councillors
TREASURER’S REPORT
July 2023 – June 2024
Summary: Receipts: c£40,000, Expenditure c£30,000 Current balance: c £6,665 (unrestricted funds)
More details to follow
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: RG/RH
Grange – Errol Path
Main project paused due to SUSTRANS funding being on pause by Scottish Govt. Funding should be available for any project related tasks in this financial year.
Other paths
Nothing new but existing paths are being maintained – special thanks to Sandy Farmer
Orchards
Various apple events were held, including a pomology event at Megginch Castle.
RESIGNATION AND ELECTION OF BOARD:
– willing to be co-opted onto the Board for land acquisition issues when necessary
Minutes of short General Meeting
PATHS
Main focus is Errol/Grange path Ardgaith path on hold
ORCHARDS
Several pruning courses organised. RH facilitated tree planting at schools Next pruning course: Sunday 9 February 2025 in Errol with Andrew Lear
ALLOTMENTS
Need to identify suitable areas. See discussion notes above re land use
BIODIVERSITY Biodiversity Towns & Villages Initiative Drop-in Session: Nature projects in Errol Thursday 5 December, from 3.30pm, Errol Village Hall Organised by Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust &Tayside Biodiversity Partnership
Date of next meeting
Thursday 23 January 2025, 7pm Errol Pub
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