Alyth Parish Church – historic clock
Alyth Parish Church’s venerable clock is getting a new lease on life thanks in part to grants from Alyth Develoment Trust.
The clock chimes have been telling Alyth folk the time for almost 200 years apart from a few brief silences, most recently during the COVID lockdown. Last year, the Kirk’s fabric committee decided to automate the clock’s winding mechanism and brought in specialists from the Cumbria Clock Company to advise on the best way of doing it. They immediately recognised the clock as a rare and historic example of the work of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, clockmaker to Queen Victoria. ADT’s grant will go towards servicing the clock and fitting a new mechanism for automatic winding. Full story: https://lovealyth.org.uk/news/new-lease-on-life-for-historic-alyth-kirk-clock/
Haunted Scarecrow Trail
Alyth is set for a unique spine-tingling experience this Hallowe’en thanks to a grant from ADT’s Community Projects Fund. For seven nights only between 27 October and 3 November, visitors and residents in Alyth will be encouraged to search for haunted scarecrows on display throughout the town. Inspired by Alyth’s rich history of tales of ghosts and weird and wonderful happenings, local artist Jilly Henderson is inviting local people, groups and businesses to create their very own haunted scarecrow displays, resulting in a ‘putting Alyth on the map’ event. It is thought to be the first such event ever staged in Scotland. Full story: https://lovealyth.org.uk/events/alyth-set-for-spine-tingling-halloween-thanks-to-adt-grant/
Dr Bike
Cyclists in Alyth will be be able to get expert help more frequently this year thanks to a grant from ADT’s Community Projects Fund. Over the last couple of years, Dr Bike has been a fixture at the Summer and Winter Markets and one or two other community events, doing minor repairs for any cyclist who brings their machine along. Callum Brooks and Neil Tuer from Alyth Cyclery on Commercial Street provide their expertise for free, along with minor replacement parts such as brake-blocks, if needed, to make sure Alyth’s cyclists are on road-worthy machines. Full story: https://lovealyth.org.uk/news/new-grant-to-provide-more-help-for-alyths-cyclists/