Boat of Garten & Vicinity Community Council is the official body representing the inhabitants of the village and its vicinity. It is a duly constituted body with a range of sub-committees, etc., funded by the Highland Council. Its role has always been to listen to its constituents on a wide range of matters and draw attention to them at local government level. Over the past few years the role of the Council has also changed and it has become a consultee on an enormously wide range of subjects such as planning applications, policy planning by the Highland Council, Utilities Companies and now a series of consultations with the National Park.
Equally it has always striven to undertake a range of projects aimed at furthering the public good – be they the major Millennium project of waymarking a range of paths in and around the village, the creation of the Hide at Milton Loch and, in conjunction with the Community Company, the Village Gateway. It is also proud to have been the co-creator (with the then Visitor Association) of this Boat of Garten Community Website.
The Community Council meets on the first Monday of every month (except in August and January) in the Community Hall at 7.30pm and meetings are always open to all – just come along and see what we do. If there is an issue that you would like the Council to discuss, contact the Chairman to ask if it can go on the Agenda for the next meeting – we are here to represent the whole community.
The Council has a Planning Sub Committee to respond to all local Planning Applications; and it sponsors a Strategy Group that brings together representatives of other local bodies.
The Community Council publishes an occasional Newsletter, ‘BoG Standard’, whose independent editor is Jackie Wilson.
The Community Council manages both Milton Loch and the Playing Field on behalf of the village: bookings for the Field should be made, in the first instance, to Sam Faircliff Tel: 01479 831780 Mob: 07803 941111 email: sam@cairngormbrewery.com
| Position | Name | Telephone | Email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alison Fielding, Balvenie, Spey Avenue | 01479 831649 | alisonannfielding@yahoo.co.uk |
| Vice-chairman | To be appointed in 2012 | ||
| Treasurer | Willie Cruickshank, Gartenbeg | 01479 831536 | |
| Secretary | Mary Clark, Deshar Court | 01479 831480 | mary@clarkboat.freeserve.co.uk |
| Members | Valerie Fairweather, Grinian Beag, Spey Ave | 01479 831212 | valerie.fairweather@btinternet.com |
| Stewart Blair | 01479 831426 | stewartblair@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Annie Forwood | 01479 831469 | annie.forwood@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Harvey Harris | 01479 831646 | harvesmail@aol.com | |
