PerthFM News 29/10/10

Council Spending Review

On November 4th, a Special Council Meeting will be held to consider the ‘Medium Term Financial Plan, Implications for Workforce Planning' report on savings proposals in Perth and Kinross for the next 3 years. Work has been ongoing for several months now to explore the options, which will help the council to find savings of around £38 million by 2013/14.A range of work force management measures have bee in place since November 2009 and the council are working on gaining approval for two categories of proposals. Leader of Perth and Kinross Council, Ian Miller said "Perth and Kinross is not immune to these cuts, but we are confident that we are well prepared to find these savings. Central to our approach has been a commitment to take all reasonable steps to avoid compulsory redundancies."

Time Capsule Buried

Today saw the Perth 800 time capsule will being buried on the North Inch, not to be opened until the year 2210 when Perth will celebrate its 1,000th anniversary.
The time capsule contains a wide variety of items from local residents, schoolchildren and organisations to provide future citizens with a snapshot of what life was like in early 21st century Perth. Perth & Kinross Council and the Royal Air Forces Association worked together on the time capsule idea to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and Perth 800. They asked local people, clubs, businesses and groups to come forward with items to put into it.

Healthy Eating Workshops

Staff from the Paediatric Overweight Service Tayside (POST) visited Crieff Primary School along with Active Schools co-ordinators to highlight the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. Primary 7 pupils took part in the workshops, which focused on key health and well-being messages.Pupils saw that it was as "easy as 1, 2, 3" to be active for at least 1 hour a day, to spend less time watching television or playing computer games and to eat 3 healthy, balanced meals per day.