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Resilience Boxes

Following Storm Babet (in autumn 2023) the 2022/2026 council applied for resilience funding from Angus council to provide a network of resilence boxes throughout our area.

In 2026 these were installed and filled in the following locations:

  • Liff
  • Fowlis
  • Muirhead
  • Birkill
  • Lundie

List of Community Achievements

Following the Rural Charrette for our area,

  • Two vehicle activated speed signs have been provided to warn drivers exceeding the speed limit and improved road markings have been laid down.
  • Acoustic panels have been installed in the Millennium Hall and have greatly improved the sound quality.
  • Office equipment was provided for the Millennium Hall.
  • Three picnic tables installed at Millennium Hall
  • Exterior lighting at Lundie Hall
  • Cabinets for 3 AED defibrillator at Muirhead & Birkhill Bowling Club, Fowlis Easter Hall and Lundie Hall
  • A new postbox has been installed on Post Box Road rather than on Coupar Angus Road, Birkhill.
  • Contributed to a Success for Sidlaw Newsletter.
  • Plants have been put into the planters at the Liff notice board.
  • Upgrade to Clinkerheel Park, Birkhill
  • Pavement / pedestrian protection posts at shops in Muirhead
  • Additional bus service to Piperdam
  • Recreation park in Birkhill recognised as a Field in Trust
  • Village signs for Flocklones
  • Signage to direct people to Piperdam
  • Notice-board in Liff
  • Waste bins in Piperdam
  • Improving safety for children travelling to Birkhill Primary School
  • Improving school bus collection and drop off for Piperdam pupils
  • Upgrade access to Clinkerheel Park from Quarry Rd. / Young Ave.

List of General Achievements

  • Canvassing Angus Council on road maintenance and achieving repairs and replacement fencing to stretches of the A923 between Muirhead and Piperdam
  • Assisting Angus Council in the provision of Mobile Library and Access services to the community
  • Setting up a Facebook page to assist in communication with residents
  • Canvassing for the protection of local playing fields with the ‘Fields in Trust’ organisation and Angus Council
  • Liaison with the Community Police officer in local matters
  • Setting up a web site for the Community Council
  • Liaised with Angus and Dundee City Councils to get correct speed signage at Liff Primary School