What is the Trust doing?
Tuesday 29 September 2026
There seems to be confusion about what Dunkeld, Birnam and District Community Development Trust is and does and could do. The Trust is a small, registered charity with a current membership of 157 local people. There are six volunteer Trustees, meeting once a month, and one part-time staff member (currently vacant, as post is under recruitment).
Occasionally, when the community is enthused, bigger things are requested that take time to progress. Housing is an example of a big initiative that it has taken years of input from many people. Building on this input, the Trust this year commissioned a professional feasibility study to see if affordable housing on Birnam Park is technically and financially feasible.
Much of what the Trust does is more mundane. By being a constituted body, the Trust is able to assist small groups doing great things in the community. The groups can get on with making this a fabulous community, without the overhead of bureaucracy.
Amongst the initiatives that have recently been given assistance are:
The Birnam Book Festival
The Lego Club
Food Share
Artisan Village
Our first priority is to fill our part-time Development Officer post, to support the volunteer Trustees, the work of Trust and manage correspondence.
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