Fintry EV Charger

FDT installed the first EV charger in 2014. It was therefore time for a replacement to meet new legislation and make payments more streamlined for customers.  As part of our program to enable others in Fintry to take up and benefit from environmental projects, FDT paid for the installation works and have now gifted the […]

Picnic in the Garden

Following on from the success of last year’s picnic for the children of Fintry, Fintry Community Council, supported by Fintry Development Trust and community volunteers are planning to hold another picnic on June 21st.  FDT will sponsor a competition for FPS children to complete at school or at home which features Bees, Caterpillars and Butterflies. More […]

Tree Offer

We had a great response from the community to receive our free tree offer! There was 119 Scottish native trees in 12 litre pots given out to residents. This will help replace those lost through storms, disease and aging while improving our air quality, wildlife habitat and biodiversity. 

Fintry Primary School Outdoor Classroom

Fintry Development Trust has agreed to fund the tree surgery work required to make the outdoor classroom at Fintry Primary School safe for use.   It’s a unique and very beneficial asset for the school and our Board wished to support its use again after a long period of closure, now that funds are available. 

University Of Strathclyde Student Presentations

Fintry Development Trust and the wider Fintry community have been working with the University of Strathclyde students on the Renewable Energy and the Chemical and Process Engineering Sustainable Engineering courses.   The student’s projects all examine different aspects of how renewables work within Fintry and look at solutions to the challenges faced in our rural community.  If interested in […]

Energy Efficiency Grant – Round 3

We’re delighted to be able to offer a third funding round of Energy Efficiency Grants. The new round of funding opened on Monday 1 April and offers homeowners in Fintry up to £1,000 for making energy efficiency measures in their home.  All you need to do, is get a quote from your preferred supplier and send […]

RTS – Radio Teleswitch Service 

IMPORTANT NEWS -PLEASE READ ON  Ofgem, alongside Energy UK and consumer groups, has launched a major advertising campaign urging customers with Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) electricity meters to upgrade before the service ends on June 30, 2025.   RTS meters, introduced in the 1980s, use radio signals to switch between peak and off-peak rates; their deactivation […]

Party Pack

FDT are proud members of Circular Communities Scotland  We respect the world’s finite resources and wherever possible we embrace the opportunity to minimise waste, to reuse and repair before purchasing new. One of our trustees has developed the Party Pack Project which offers a full party kit for any local party or event and includes reusable […]

CHDP (Community Heat Development Program)

With funding from the Scottish Government CARES programme, we will shortly be running a small project investigating the development of a collective purchase program of renewable heating systems. This would be for householders in Fintry and would include the replacement of aging, and some failing, existing renewable installations as well as the replacement of traditional, […]

Balgair Update

Work on improving the operation of the district heating system is continuing. The decision was taken earlier in the year to replace the heat interface units at each house. A tender process has been run for this work and the commission awarded to Reheat. This work should complete by the end of October, and should […]