Springfield Bequest response

The Community Council recently wrote to the Church of Scotland asking for more information about the Springfield Bequest, and also seeking assurances that any changes would not diminish the benefit to the community.

A response from General Trustees has been received.  Regrettably it does not provide any detail into the use the significant sum of more the £1million has been put to.  It also rejects that the community should have any input as to how it is spent.  Finally, it states that the combined parishes are the beneficiaries, not Springfield alone.

A copy of both letter is posted in the Display Box outside the shop.

The matter will be discussed at our next public meeting on 8th June 2016.

Interested in supporting Springfield?

We are looking for new members on the Community Council.  People that are interested in doing something positive for the village, and can play as part of a team.  If you have particular interests that would be great – football, any sports that can be played in the new park, bookkeeping, social media – all these things are a priority. If you’ve got other skills that would be great. Can you help?  Commitment is only 5 meetings a year, as we don’t want it to be a burden.  Contact us or just come along to a meeting (dates are on the About page).  Thanks.

Our new website

Here we are on our own website for the first time – we’ve had a lot of feedback from residents about needing to be better at reaching out with communications.  So this is part of how we are trying to do that.

We will continue to post notices and a copy of the minutes in the display box outside the village shop and also send pieces into the Springfield column of the Fife Herald.  But we will also post notices here on this website – so bookmark it etc.

We also plan to set up a newsfeed in due course – which residents can sign up for email.

Keep watching!