A Community Led Organisation
  Helping to create a thriving and attractive town, with a strong sense of community and identity, appealing to those who live, work and visit
The Trust has a number of roles in your community - watch our short video below to find out more about what we do
            Funding awarded to pursue purchase of land in partnership with Blair in Bloom 
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Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust, working in partnership with Blair in Bloom has been successful in a Scottish Land Fund application to pursue the purchase of a plot of land - a former walled garden on Balmoral Road. With the funds now secured, the Trust now has the 'green light' to begin the work to buy the plot from the owners. This land will be developed into a Community Garden for the town.
 NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE TRUST

Fair Fa' your honest sonsie face ..
We hope you enjoy your haggis, neeps and tatties wherever you may be. And enjoy Yorkie's latest musings here 

The New Year is here and amongst the gloom, some reasons to be cheerful from our columnist Yorkie here

Wishing all of our colleagues, friends, funders and supporters a Happy New Year.
In line with the most recent coronavirus restrictions, we continue to work remotely on Trust business.
​We can be contacted by email -  admin@brdt.org.uk

Thoughts on the last day of the year...and heartfelt thanks to the everyday heroes of 2020 Click HERE

Pandemics through the ages...a hopeful message from Yorkie as 2020 draws to a close. Click HERE

Festive Season Business Hours
 The Trust will close on Wednesday 23rd December and reopen on Tues 5th January 2021.
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 Important Notice - Booklore Business Hours
​ Recent Covid guidance requires the closure of Booklore until at least 16th January 2021 
Blairgowrie & Rattray features on BBC Scotland Programme My Kind of Town
Ian Hamilton and his guide dog, Major, spent a few days in Blairgowrie and reported on the berries, the mills, the community and the businesses in a lovely programme about the town. If you missed it, you can see the programme here:  www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pvsh
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