Minutes for meeting held Tuesday 2 June 2026

Held in Ayton Community Hall at 7:00pm. Minutes taken by TF.

Present

• Alan McFadzean—Chair
• Paul Ingram—Treasurer
• Paul Cliffe
• Alison Currie
• Toby Foster
• Amanda Wright
• Cllr James Anderson

Apologies for Absence

• Trevor Smith—Secretary
• Cllr Carol Hamilton
• Cllr Aileen Orr

Minutes of Previous Meeting

Minutes of the meeting held 5 May 2026: TF proposed and AW seconded, and minutes were unanimously approved.

Play Park

Questions still remain about total amount earmarked for play park development.

• Action: Cllr JA to chase figures

Road Closures

None

Planning Applications

None

Village Pub

PC reported that the owners of the pub have indicated that they will put the property on the market once vacant. PC would like to create steering group of 5–10 members to investigate feasibility of community buyout, and flagged potential future expense of £225+VAT/year for Plunkett UK membership. Other sources of information/help mentioned were Social Investment Scotland and South of Scotland Enterprise.

• Action: PC to create steering group
• Action: PC to contact local contact at South of Scotland Enterprise

Treasurer’s Report

Payment from SBC for CC running costs has arrived.

Account Balances:

Treasurer’s Account: £1051.99
Project Account (for defibrillator): £55.78

Councillor’s Report

None

MMWR

No report received

AOB

• Ayton Gardening Society have reminded us of their suggestion for CC to have a stall at the Show. We have previously voted against setting one up.
• Do we offer a space to promote local businesses?

Next Meeting

The next meeting of Ayton Community Council will take place on Tuesday 14 July 2026 at 7.00 pm in the Community Hall.