Who we are

The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees, all of whom are local residents who volunteer their time to oversee the business of the Trust.  Anyone in the local community can apply to become a Member of the Trust and to support our activities.  Membership is free and members are then entitled to a vote on significant matters at our annual AGM (usually June each year).

Joining the BLS Community Trust

If you wish to become a member of the BLS Community Trust, or simply join our emailing list, then please fill in the form below. You can become a Full Member if you are a permanent resident of the BLS area, or an Associate Member if you are not a permanent resident but support the BLS Community Trust's aims.

BLS Community Trust Contact List and/or Membership Registration 

The Trust derives most of its funding from grants, donations and fundraising.  In recent years we  have successfully supported or delivered a number of positive community developments, including:

• The Community Action Plan

• The renovation of the Strathyre tennis court

• Taking on the management of Strathyre Village Hall and upgrading facilities

• Organising a community fireworks event

• The Three Village Plan/Village Notice Boards & leaflet

• The Balquhidder book exchange

We have also expanded our work to include the management of community assets.  Currently this includes the Strathyre village hall and land known as the 'black and yellow' fields in Strathyre.  We are also working on acquiring the 'Broch field' in Strathyre from Forestry and Land Scotland, under the Community Asset Transfer scheme.

In the coming months we will be focussing our attention on developing a 'Place Plan' for the community in line with new Scottish Government local planning legislation.

The Trust can apply for funding on behalf of any local group and is always open to new ideas.