Perth FM News 10/09/10

Child Protection Campaign Updated

A successful child protection campaign is to be given an update with a series of new posters designed by local children.The poster campaign was originally launched two years ago by Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee, and featured a series of designs by local schoolchildren, featuring the message: "It’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure children are safe from harm".A competition was recently held to find some new designs to give the campaign a fresh look, and the five winners (aged between 9-13) visited the Council’s Civic Lounge today to pick up their prizes and see their designs in poster form.Their posters will be seen in Council offices and public areas of the other organisations that make up the Child Protection Committee, such as Tayside Police, NHS Tayside, the Procurator Fiscal’s office and the Children’s Reporter. Voluntary organisations will also put them on display in offices.


Village to get First Official Walk

The historic Perthshire mill village of Stanely is to get its first official village walk.Work will begin early next month to create the £28,000 path which is the be named the Shiel Hill Walk. The circular track will stat on the Linn Road just down from Shielhill Farm and end on Mill street near its junction with King Street. It is described as a pleasant 20 to 30 minute stroll with a beautiful view point over the River Tay.

Businesses Tackle Recycling

A Business-Reuse Sector Seminar organised by Perth & Kinross Council is looking at recycling from the business angle - each time shop stock is not sold, each time a hotel or restaurant refurbishes, and each time lost property is left unclaimed, waste is inadvertently created, with a significant amount going to landfill.
The Perth and Kinross Network of Charity Shops and Reuse Projects is working with local businesses, supported by the Council, to find ways to divert these unwanted items from landfill and to instead ensure they can be reused as valuable stock for charity shops and reuse projects across Perth and Kinross. Representatives from Perth and Kinross businesses and the Network will meet up to discuss the reusable items that are most commonly disposed of and also those most welcomed by charity shops and reuse projects as well as volunteering opportunities and Donation Days.