The Core Path network in and around Milnathort encourages the local community, visitors and tourists the opportunity to explore the beautiful countryside and enviroment of the area . This in turn promotes what the area has to offer for businesses and investors.
The Core Path Group, under the umbrella of Milnathort and Orwell Community Council, operates to maintain the core paths encouraging biodiversity by preventing overgrowth of single species and allowing monitoring of invasive/dangerous species such as Knotweed and Giant Hogweed. By maintaining the core paths it promotes the natural enviroment to the community as a whole and offers learning opportunities for the local primary schools, tying in with the Curriculum for Excellence.
Failing to maintain the core paths means they would quickly become inaccessible, denying users the benefits of being able to engage in physical activity and improved mental well being by spending time in external environment.
Milnathort Core Paths Group receives many plaudits both when we're out maintaining the Paths and through our Facebook page. Facebook comments include: "Thank you - I love walking the paths around Milnathort", "Thank you to everyone taking the time to help keep everything nice", "Amazing thank you so much", " I have two small children and the impact of the work you do on path clearing is so greatly appreciated!! Makes our walks less stressful
In order to maintain the core paths the group, has overtime purchased and been donated tools, such as strimmers, hand saws, rakes and other pieces of equipment. Following a successful application to the Community Investment Fund, the group have purchased a motorised flailing machine. This flail allows vegation to be safely cut back from the path edges and negates the need for any chemical intervention such as glysophates.
As a result of the purchase of this specific piece of equipment and the collection of various tools required to maintain the paths, it has necessitated the need to identify and provide secure storage. To date, volunteers have agreed to store pieces of equipment in their own sheds/garages but it would be advantageous to hold all equipement in "one store" allowing acess at anytime to any of the volunteers to undertake path maintence, and removing the responsibilty of storage from any individual.
A suitable storage facility has been identified within Milnathort and it is for the rental of a storage container within this yard that this application is submitted.
The application is made for an initial 12 month rental of a storage container, which is housed within a secure yard, accessible 24hrs daily. During this initial 12 month period it is envisaged that the group will seek to identify and secure a permanent storage option.
Should the application be successful, the Core Paths Group would be open to sharing the storage facility with any othe local community organisation, to allow offset of costs.
The use of Core paths encourages active travel, promotes health and well being, aids resilience by managing biodiversity and engages the community by raising public awareness
Location: Core Path Network - Milnathort
Proposed on behalf of: Milnathort and Orwell Community Council
A cause that benefits so many people health wise and allows us to enjoy the benefit of the outdoors
A cause that benefits so many people health wise and allows us to enjoy the benefit of the outdoors
A cause that benefits so many people health wise and allows us to enjoy the benefit of the outdoors
A very worthwhile cause, generating a great deal of benefit for all. Relatively small amount of money being requested.