Police are warning people to be on their guards after a Stirling woman was the victim of a scam.

The 60-year-old woman a contacted by phone on Saturday, 7 November, and told there was suspicious activity on her bank account.  The caller advised a police officer would attend to collect the woman’s bank card, and a man arrived a short time later to do so. The card was returned several hours later.

After several further contact attempts were made, the victim visited her bank where concerns were raised and police were contacted.

Constable Bryan Mackie from Stirling Police Station said: “Luckily banking protocols prevented any money from being taken from the woman’s account, however it is important people are aware of this scam and avoid falling victim.

“The man who collected the woman’s bank card is believed to have shown some form of identification, however a police officer would never arrive to take your bank card.  We would urge anyone who is contacted by their bank, and is concerned regarding the legitimacy of the call, to hang up and call back the bank’s main number to confirm who they are speaking with.

“Anyone with information or concerns about fraudulent activity can contact Police Scotland through 101.”

Please find the guidelines in relation to Remembrance Day Events here.

Please click here to see attached a letter from Drew Leslie, Senior Manager, Infrastructure regarding a Stopping-Up Order for Viewforth Link Road.

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Please find the newest newsletter from Riverside Naturally here.

We are looking for local people to join us to reduce fossil fuels in transport. Are you interested in:

• a car/moped pool to reduce the number of cars owned by households and
access to lower cost sustainable car transport?
• Improved infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles within Riverside?
• a network to match households to buy and run electric cars?

• in offering your car ( eg a days hire) to a car pool on certain days and help-ing to reduce the number of cars in Riverside?

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If you are interested in finding out more, please email :

for a link for our next zoom meeting on November 2nd at 7pm.

Are you super at Science, thrilled by Technology, excited by Engineering, animated by Art or mad about Maths? Stirling is set to host its very first Science Festival, which will explore the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths).

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The festival will take place online from Thursday 15th – Saturday 17th October 2020 and will include, fun & informative STEAM workshops for families, a fantastic family science show, science Q&As, fun experiments to conduct at home and much more.   

The festival is produced by Stirling Council and D.C. McNeill Consultancy in partnership with Forth Valley College, the Engine Shed, Stirling University, Codebase, Developing the Young Work Force and Zero Waste Scotland.

This Saturday there will be an online event organised by Froglife – please click here for further details.  Froglife is keen for more people to sign up for this event.

For more information go to www.stirlingevents.org/festivals    

Last year more than 40 houses in Riverside were lit up for the Living Advent Calendar. The idea is to celebrate together as a community by lighting and decorating windows in the depth of winter.

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It’d be lovely to have more lighted windows throughout December.

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Why not join in? You decorate your window and display your number. And we are again asking for a small donation to our defibrillator via JustGiving.

Let Fiona Dyet know by the 6th of November if you'd like to light up your window..  Contact Fiona on 0782 888 2077 or email

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Find out more about our defibrillators here.

Stirling Council is seeking your views on where temporary infrastructure to support walking, cycling and wheeling is required during the pandemic.  

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In May 2020 in partnership with the Scottish Government, Sustrans announced a £30million fund ‘Spaces for People’ to aid the Local Government response to the current public health emergency. The fund is aimed at making journeys safer for cycling, walking and wheeling during and in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in our public spaces such as town centres through the delivery of temporary infrastructure improvements to support active travel. 

Stirling Council successfully received £513,000 from the Sustrans Spaces for People fund. This fund should be used to protect public health in areas where footfall is particularly high, such as core retail areas. This can also aid Stirling’s economic recovery in the retail and tourism sectors whilst helping minimise the risk for community transmission.

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A period of consultation which will run between the 5th of October and run until the 26th of October - find more information from Stirling Council here and from Sustrans here.

Please find the Winter Newsletter for Riverside Bowling Club here.

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We look forward to celebrating their Centenary year with everyone in 2021.

Riverside has been selected  to trial chargers that are powered via the street lighting network. 

The bollards plug into the street light system but not the lamp posts themselves as they are only on for a limited time.  Instead these bollards will take advantage of the network and be place on the roadside. 

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​The bollards take up considerably less footpath space compared to most traditional charging units and have been very successful in London.  These will be placed on Rosebery Terrace and Miller Place and will be the first in Scotland.

If you have any question please get in touch - you can find out further information here.

Scottish Government and Forth Valley Public Health (FVPH) are keen to have a walk-through testing facility within Stirling to support both the University community and the wider Stirling Community, particularly those who may not have access to a vehicle to attend MTU venues.  

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​The new walk-through COVID testing Site in Stirling will be located in Forthside, adjacent to the Engine Shed and Bridge.

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The site will be a large local testing site and Mitie will provide security and support for the site. It will process 24 tests per hour, with groups of 8 arriving in 20 minute intervals. Queues will held within the boundary of the development site itself and not encroach into the land in front of the Engine Shed. Queues will be managed by staff on site.

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Mitie have updated us with the operating details for the walk-through site;

•            10th October – Pilot operation between 1400 - 1700 hours

•            11th October – Pilot operation between 1000 - 1700 hours

•            12th October – Full service between 0800 - 2000 hours

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For further information please contact us here.

The COUNCIL made The Stirling Council (Forth Place, Stirling) (Temporary Suspension of Parking) Order 2020 (as amended) on 2-10-20.

This Order will:-

Temporarily suspend the parking on:

Forth Place On both sides of the road from No’s 1 to 27 Forth Place, a distance of 80 metres or thereby from 27-10-20 until 2-11-20 to facilitate CCTV survey works on behalf of Scottish Water.

A COPY of the Order can be provided by e-mailing traffic@stirling.gov.uk

www.stirling.gov.uk or www.tellmescotland.gov.uk

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Find a map here.

The COUNCIL made The Stirling Council (Edward Road, Riverside) (Temporary Footpath Closure - Extension) Order 2020 under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) on 11-9-20.

The ORDER will extend the existing footpath closure on:-

Edward Road From the junction of Edward Road and James Street to the rear of No 36 James Street, for approximately 20 metres from 3-10-20 until 2-1-21 to facilitate repairs to a dangerous wall.

Alternative Route: via Edward Road, James Street, Edward Road and vice versa

A COPY of the Order can be provided by e-mailing traffic@stirling.gov.uk.

www.stirling.gov.uk or www.tellmescotland.gov.uk

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Please refer to this map to see details of the footpath diersion on Edward Road.

FRIDAY, Sept. 18th, at 7.30pm

 "The Pandemic as an Environmental Turning Point"

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You are warmly invited to join with us on Zoom (of course!) - see the link below.

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The speaker will be Arthur Dahl, whom some of you will remember speaking last year in the Stirling Methodist Church and also in the Scottish Parliament for their ‘Moment for Reflection’. See the attached for details of his impressive career.

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Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85830887288

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Meeting ID: 858 3088 7288

Passcode: 305477

We have been made aware that with lockdown restrictions easing up there is a risk of door to door scammers and disreputable tradesman taking advantage of this situation.

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Age Concern has advice on how to spot and deal with scams and fraud here and further advice from Police Scotland is here.

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If you think you have been scammed Citizen's Advice have some information that could help here.  ​

Riverside have three public access defibrillators, situated at the Riverbank Centre on James Street, Riverside Primary School and also outside the dentist surgery at the bottom of Forth Crescent.

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The defibrillator group is the newest Sub-Group of the Riverside Community Council and we are delighted to be working along side the group who worked hard to organise and fund-raise for the life saving equipment that our community benefits from.

Find out more information here

In an effort to tackle lock down litter Keep Scotland Beautiful has set up Community Hubs throughout Scotland and equipped them with Litter Picking Kits and advice and support to encourage and promote litter picking events.

Riverside Community Council is pleased to announce that we have become the Community Clean Up Hub for the Stirling area. 

This will allow local groups who wish to host their own events to borrow the kits, which include 10 litter pickers, 5 vest, 5 pairs of gloves and we will be available to offer advice and guidance on litter picking.

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For more information go here.

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Riverside Naturally was delighted to be able to get back to nature and continue work in the woodland garden.  A small group of volunteers planted over 500 plants and bulbs with trees scheduled for planting later in the year.

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To find out more about the plants that were planted and the plans for the area and how you can volunteer with Riverside Naturally  you can visit their website here.

Riverside Bowling Club, in conjunction with Bowls Scotland, are saying Thank You to our Frontline workers by offering free membership until the end of the 2020 season. 

End of season 'Rink' game on the 12th September.

You can e-mail John Millar here for more information.
 

"You love bowls, you just don't know it yet"

The COUNCIL made The Stirling Council (Covid-19, Public Safety, Cambuskenneth) (20mph Temporary Speed Limit) Order 2020 under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) on 29-7-20.

This Order will introduce a temporary 20mph speed limit on:
Ladysneuk Road From the junction with the A907, Alloa Road in a general southerly direction to a termination point at the Tower in Cambuskenneth, a distance of 1557 metres or thereby, for a period of up to 18 months, from 10-8-20 as part of a Covid-19 Project.

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A COPY of the Order can be provided by e-mailing traffic@stirling.gov.uk.

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For a map of the effected area click here.

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Other areas are being affected too - for details click here.

We have had a few reports from our community about aggressive and territorial seagulls around Riverside.  This is causing people to fear walking in certain streets and is afar from ideal situation.

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We have contact Stirling Council regarding this and await their advice.

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Seagulls are also considered protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which makes the managing of these birds more complicated.  For further information on this, the RSPB has more information here.

Temporary pedestrian guardrails are currently in place at the bridge, and permanent pedestrian guardrails will be installed using a temporary lane closure, between the hours of 9:30 am and 2:30 pm at some point during the week commencing the 20th July.

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For further details on all road closures, including detour maps click here.

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Extensive work is needed on this bridge to ensure that it is fit and safe for purpose.  Due to the complexity of working on a listed structure and a pivotal part of Stirling's transport system, an in depth assessment and plan will be drawn up to tackle this major development.  There is no timeline for works to be started as yet, thought though it is expected to last between 6 and 9 months.  

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As a neighbouring community we will be consulted on these plans.

The COUNCIL made The Stirling Council (Edward Road, Riverside) (Temporary Footpath Closure) Order 2020 under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) on 25-6-20.

The ORDER will close:-

Edward Road From the junction of Edward Road and James Street to the rear of No 36 James Street, for approximately 20 metres from 3-7-20 until 2-10-20 to facilitate repairs to a dangerous wall.

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Alternative Route: via Edward Road, James Street, Edward Road and vice versa

A COPY of the Order can be provided by e-mailing traffic@stirling.gov.uk.

www.stirling.gov.uk or www.tellmescotland.gov.uk

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Find a may here

Stirling Council met on the 30th June 2020 to discuss a change to our refuse collection.  Read the proposal and summary here.

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This programme was approved upon - find the media release here and a Q&A section here.

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An update and overview of the changes released on the 27th July 2020 can be found here.  

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Riverside Community Council contacted our Ward 4 councilors on behalf of the community.  Read our letter here.

Read a summary of our councilors response here.

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If you wish to share your thoughts on the matter you can also contact your Councilors.  Details can be found here.

There has been concern for some time that the nature playground in Riverside Primary School was being misused with dogs being allowed to foul without being cleaned up.

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We raised this with the school and the Nature playground will be locked and public use will no longer be allowed.  New signage will be put in place.

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It may not be ideal to lock it but we are so fortunate in Riverside to have many other lovely green spaces, and although the children love the nature playground, when it is misused it stops it being safe and could spoil it for the children's return.

There is currently some giant hogweed growing near paths and in the grass around Riverside.  We have logged this with Stirling Council but please be aware that the sap from this plant is toxic and can burn you and your pets, so please take care.

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If you sustain a burn from giant hogweed wash area in cold water and keep away from the sun for 48 hours.  For further advice please call Nhs 24 on 111.

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If your pet sustains a burn from giant hogweed clean the area with cold water, cover the affected area and keep out of the sun for 48 hours.  For further advice, contact your vet.