Scenic Sandbank Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 7 February 2023
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 7 February 2023 and its agenda
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Scenic Sandbank Scenic Sandbank is a charitable community group created in April 2021 and run by volunteers, in the first instance, created to improve the areas around Sandbank for the benefit of residents and visitors to the village. With SCC we paid for the rejuvenation of Broxwood Picnic Area completed last year. We have also completed the Stage Two application to SLF for funding for us to buy the ground the old Sandbank primary was on from A&BC for a community garden for the village. Attached is a draft plan of what we envisage the garden to look like. It will open to all and have access for people in wheelchairs and limited mobility as well. The raised beds will also accommodate children and adults of all abilities. As you will see on the plan there will also be an outdoor learning space. When we started this project, we asked for support from the residents of Sandbank and got over 15% of the village supporting the community garden. So, we have 180 members of the project. 80 of these actively wish to work in developing the garden. Community Garden project. We submitted the Stage Two application to the Scottish Land Fund for £85.500 to purchase the ground from Argyll & Bute Council in early November 2022 and we hope for a positive outcome by early March 2023 We are continuing to talk to groups who we think may be interested in gardening with us and also supporting the project. We have support from local businesses as well as other community groups around the area. We have submitted a pre planning application for the project with positive feed back from the planning department. Scenic Sandbank Team.
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Scenic Sandbank