Stewart Miller gets ready to open this weekend

Of course people visit Burntisland all the year round. A nice sunny day brings people, especially for the beach and prom which can be a real suntrap – helped by the railway embankment that often provides shelter from the wind.

The return of Burger Island to The Links is a sure sign of another Burntisland ‘summer’ on the way.

The other significant sign – The Shows – will be back from Sat 23rd of May.

The 368th Burntisland Highland Games is on Monday 20th July 2020 starting at 11:00.

Flyer delivered to Castle Residents

Every year (Rossend) Castle area residents get the chance to decide how to spend £10,000 from Fife Council as a part of the Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan.

Previously money has been spent on lighting and surfacing for the path by the Seamill Pond – an important ‘Safe Route to School’.

This process also meant local desires to restrict vehicle access to the Red Pond have been realised with the recent addition of boulders and a gate by the remains of the Seamill.

Plans to build houses in this open space are not likely to happen as it isn’t zoned for housing in the current FifePlan.

These are the latest ideas for voting for on Monday –

https://en-gb.facebook.com/pg/OurKirkcaldy

Castle Tenants and Residents Group

RBBCC Facebook post

NOTE: Start time is half an hour earlier than usual.

https://twitter.com/mossflare/status/1234983301456134144

Draft agenda for whole meeting.

Poster in Coop

The work is due to take three weeks and cause some disruption.

Access to Burntisland Golf House Club has been maintained (and signed).

There is no public access to Whinnieknowe, but they are still doing deliveries –

A start has already been made to remove the top layer ready for later resurfacing.

The road may even become slightly wider as the creeping grass at the road edge has been scraped away in places.

It remains to be seen whether a renewed surface will encourage more drivers to exceed the 40mph speed limit and also fail to slow down to 30mph before entering Burntisland.

In spite of being willing to spend a considerable amount of money on this road renewal, Fife Council hasn’t taken the opportunity to add traffic calming as seen on the approaches to Kinghorn.

In addition to the entrance to the golf club there is the path to The Binn on this section of road.

Already some teachers at Burntisland Primary School are unwilling to cross the road here with groups of young children to visit the woodland which is currently full of snowdrops.

The speed limit could also be lowered to 30mph. Although most 30mph roads have streetlights, these are not essential.

This is the road between Dunfermline and Rosyth.

Poster on Platform 1 Burntisland Station.

Rail Replacement Bus details

Burntisland to Edinburgh journeys will take an HOUR LONGER than by train.

A selection of matchboxes currently on eBay.

1970s?

Poster in the Coop

This morning a squad from Fife Coast and Countryside Trust began a small amount of woodland management by the path from Kirkcaldy Road to Kirkbank Road.

This great bit of woodland is much appreciated by many walkers and frequent visitors from Burntisland’s Primary School and Nursery, Out Of School Service and playgroups.

In summer the path can become almost impassable in places due to the rampant vegetation. After it rains there are quite a few muddy patches.

Today FCCT removed a few overhanging branches and a small number of dangerous trees and branches.

Path scraping and drainage work will follow.

Part of the path and woodland is owned by Burntisland Golf House Club, the rest is managed by Fife Council.

UPDATE

Nice neat, sensitive job done –

Now ready for path improvements.

Poster in Coop

Poster in Coop