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​Mystery Coach Tour
Smith & sons COACHES; Rotary Blairgowrie & District
Saturday 1st June 2024

Pick ups:

Kirriemuir Square 08.45, back by 15.15
Alyth Square 09.00, back by 15.30
Blairgowrie Wellmeadow Car Park 09.15, back by 15.45

Various pickups along Coupar Angus Road 09.15/09.20, back by 15.45/15.50
Coupar Angus Red House Hotel 09.30, back by 16.00
There will be a coffee stop around 10.30/11.00
Arriving at the mystery destination around 12.00 for a 2 hour stop.

£15 per person
FUNDS RAISED ARE TO BUILD TOILETS FOR SCHOOLS IN NEPAL. THIS IS A JOINT PROJECT WITH ANGUS GLENS AND BLAIRGOWRIE & DISTRICT ROTARY

Payment on booking by debit/credit card

01828 626262 or email [email protected]

​Coupar Angus Pride of Place 
Plant Sale 🌻🌻
25th May 2024 
10am-1pm 
Beech Hill House -Beech hill Road off Bogside Road.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Sat. It would be great if everyone could being their own bags or boxes to carry their treasures home

Community Hub Coupar Angus .10am to 12.Come along and support the Christmas Lights. This is our first fund raising to light up the Town. We have 2000 residents who can help support and make this happen. Donate through the cans in the local shops and do your bit, together as a community we can get this project off the ground.​

​Not long to go now!!
Awesome prizes, PRIZE BINGO NIGHT
FRIDAY 26TH APRIL EYES DOWN 7.30
RATTRAY COMMUNITY HALL (RATTRAY CHURCH), BALMORAL ROAD
£12 INCLUDES ENTRY, 10 GAMES, 2 FLYERS, REFRESHMENTS AND KATH'S CAKE TREATS ON THE NIGHT!
*OVERNIGHT Cabins At The Roost * AUCHINGARRICH WILDLIFE PARK FAMILY TICKET* RESTAURANT VOUCHERS* BEAUTY TREATMENT VOUCHERS* HAIR DRESSER VOUCHERS* DRINKS HAMPERS* KATH'S CAKE VOUCHERS* AMAZON ECHO SHOW* VAX STEAM CLEANER* FOOD HAMPERS* BOTTLES OF SPIRITS/WINE* SOMETHING SPECIAL FLORIST VOUCHER* CASIO WATCH* GIN GIFT SET* TO NAME BUT A FEW!
MANY RAFFLE PRIZES TOO!
ALL IN AID OF PARENT TO PARENT, A LOCAL CHARITY SUPPORTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS

PRESS RELEASE 
20 November 2023 

Coupar Angus residents invited to give views on additional battery energy storage 
Pictured: the existing batteries on site

The owners of the existing Coupar Angus battery energy storage system (BESS) at Coupar Angus are inviting Coupar Angus residents to find out more about its proposal to add additional battery units to the system on Pleasance Road. 

The Coupar Angus BESS currently holds 120 battery units with associated infrastructure. 

The proposal is to add 144 additional batteries within the existing site boundary. 

The company has already notified Perth and Kinross Council of its proposal and held its first public exhibition on 14 November at the Red House Hotel in Coupar Angus. 

Charlie von Schmieder, investment director at Gresham House, said:

“We won’t be using any new land, adding height or expanding the site to add these new battery units. 

“They will be added onto the rows we already have and will be screened by the fencing and planting that’s already in place. 

“Battery energy storage helps balance the National Grid and will enable Scotland and the UK to better cope with peaks and troughs in demand.”

People can visit the exhibition 4-7pm on Tuesday 28 November at the Red House Hotel, Station Road, Coupar Angus, PH13 9AL to meet the team, discuss the proposal and provide feedback. 

Coupar Ltd is the owner of the existing BESS at Coupar Angus. It is 100% owned by Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc, a dedicated battery energy storage fund.

More information is available on www.couparangus-bess.co.uk ​

​Ella Forbes was a lovely woman, full of charm and gentle wit. I recall seeing her walking into town each day with her friend Margaret Pirie. In recent years they were both a little tottery, so they propped each other up as they wended their way along the pavement.  

Margaret and Ella were among the first people to go on the monthly Coupar Angus Senior’s Outings, which operated from 2009. The group visited various towns such as Abernyte, Crieff, Dunkeld, Saint Andrews and Arbroath.  

It was a great blow to Ella when Margaret died, but she continued to attend the monthly outings. It was then that I got to know her a bit, giving her a lift to the Freedom Coach and back again. She had a bright, cheerful presence; as one of her friends said, she always had a twinkle in her eye.  

It is no wonder that Ella’s death earlier this month prompted so many people to post on social media about their fond memories of her.  

I first heard the sad news from Ella’s niece Meta, who phoned me last week. She told me a little about Ella’s life.  

Ella left school at 14 to work in the fields. A lorry would pick her up each day and she would plant and pick crops such as turnips, potatoes etc. Basically she was a Land Girl in all but name.  

Ella married Dave Forbes in 1976. By chance they both had the same surname. At first they lived at Union Place, then Church Place where she lived for 60 years. When she first moved there as a young woman she was the youngest of the residents in the street and would often help the old folk living there.  

When she was 21 she started work for Willie McNeills grocery store at the High Street. Willie put her through her driving test so she could deliver to customers in Coupar and nearby towns such as Burrelton, Kirkinch, Meigle and Newtyle. When Willie McNeill died the shop became a branch of VG and Ella became the manageress, which she continued to be until her retirement at 65.  

Sadly David died in 1988. Ella had a brother and an older sister, Meta’s mum, who died in 2004.  

Ella enjoyed going to church events, gala days, tea dances and concerts at the Town Hall – often with her friend Margaret. Although Ella didn’t have children of her own, she enjoyed the kindness and companionship of family, friends and neighbours. Just a really special person altogether.  

Michael Gallagher

Coupar Angus needs a Community Council
Coupar Angus stands out among local towns and villages for not having a Community Council to represent the town. If you think you would like to become involved in a Community Council please come along and chat with other like-minded people.

Strathmore Community Hub, Monday 10th April 7-8pm

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in aid of Air Ambulance
Saturday 8th April, 10am-Midday
at
Cascade Institute
2 George Street 
(formerly C&W West Electrical)

Admission £2 includes tea, coffee and selection of home made scones, cakes, gingerbread and sausage rolls. Vegans catered for.

A RAFFLE TOO !!
(donated raffle prizes gratefully received)

For more info call 07476 494021

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There's going to be a meeting on Monday evening (27th March), 7-8pm, at the Strathmore Community Hub to discuss the possibility of getting the Community Council running again. 

The notice on the Hub's website states: 

"If YOU are interested in having a Community Council in Coupar Angus, please come along for an informal discussion. This is NOT (yet) affiliated with any community group or PKC, this is simply a discussion."
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Coupar Angus Community Council was disbanded at the end of 2019 due to lack of interest. This might be a good time to set it up again. We need to put pressure on Perth & Kinross Council to reopen the Town Hall and the library.  

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Saturday 1st April 2023
Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus
6.30pm-late
Tickets £3
All proceeds go towards Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie, Rattray & Bankfoot Girl Guiding Group.
Contact Gaynor 07984 413574