I sent a P.M. to Andy-E with some thoughts and then agreed that we should make a move toward actually doing something other than talk. I would suggest that those members in the Glasgow-Edinburgh and in between area, who are interested come together at a mid point say Cumbernauld ( after the Christmas buzz is past) (say the end of January) to discuss this more fully and draw up a Plan of Action. We could do this over a cup of coffee or better still a meal together. There is , or was a small Chinese restaurant in the Old Village which my wife and I discovered some time ago, I thought might be a suitable venue.
Can I suggest that anyone interested should P.M. me, fairly soon as to their interest in attending this meeting. I don't know, but I would assume that the place would be quieter,
mid week rather than at weekends If those responding can indicate the best night for them ,I will have to go by the majority. There would be quite a lot to discuss, Area to be
given Clean -up. Approval of Landowners, Source of Bin Bags Council Involvement in
Lifting Collected Rubbish. Health and Safety, though I would take it that those Volunteering
to take part would be agreeing to do so at their own risk. Possible overnight camp and
approval for that and the question of our own approval to have fires.
We do not want everyone to dash away now and contact groups or landowners as this
could result in a lot of duplication and possibly getting the horse before the cart.
We will discuss approaches to groups at the meeting as we do not want to bring in the name of BCUK without their approval , if at all? Though if it was a success it would be a
"feather in the cap" of BCUK and not do us any harm as a group.
I would suggest that the ACTUAL CLEANUP, would be planned to take place about the month of MAY before the tourist season gets too much under way. Date to be agreed later. I think that this approach with possibly quite small groups in local areas is better than trying to organise a National Campaign, We could even seek help and advice from such groups as Keep Scotland Tidy, Without letting them take over. This can also be discussed at the meeting, (which may need to be the first of a few )
Once I get a response from a number of members I will try to fix up a date for the first meeting to suit the availability of the majority. LET'S HEAR FROM YOU.
Cheers Stuart.
