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PURPOSE OF THE
TRUST
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BCT is a company
that is owned and managed by the local community ‘to
promote the common good of the inhabitants of Birse parish and
deliver wider public benefits’. |
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Electoral Registers for Birse parish is a member of the Trust
and responsible for electing five local residents as Trustees to run BCT on behalf of the
community |
| The Trust was set up
in 1998 to operate as a local community business and increase
the ability of the three communities in the parish (Finzean,
Birse, Ballogie) to tackle local issues and capitalise on local
opportunities. BCT develops and implements projects on behalf
of the community and its role complements the activities of the
parish’s three community associations and two community
councils. BCT works in close partnership with these groups.
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| BCT has achieved a
great deal since it started. A reflection of these achievements
is the following statement marking BCT’s first ten years
by the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Minister for Rural
Affairs, Richard Lochhead MSP: ‘BCT has been one of
Scotland’s leading examples of an innovative and
successful rural community business for the last ten years.
During that time, BCT has made a remarkable contribution to
community development in Birse parish. BCT has an impressive
track record of delivering both local community and wider
public benefits. I congratulate BCT on its first ten years and
wish it continued success in the years to come.’
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© Birse Community Trust 2010. All rights reserved.
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