OUR COMMUNITY
The folk that are making it happen
Meg Mearns, Founding Director
Liz Mallinson, Market Research
Nigel Dalziel, Content
Andrew Hunter, Design
Louise Ramsay, Content
Mount Blair Community Archive, Content
Peter Dawson, Content
Bob Ellis, Founding Director and Content
Caterans Common Wealth, Content
Bill Taylor, Director
Meg Luckins, Content
John Mackenzie, Content
Clare Cooper, Founding Director
Dave Maric, Photography
Kevin Greig, Founding Director
George Logan, Photography
Liz Crichton, Content
Ron McGill, Photography
Janet Hunter, Director and Market Research
Carol Pudsey, Content
Stefan Morrocco, Video
Set up as a social enterprise in the Spring of 2018, its Directors are:
Clare Cooper
Clare is an Alyth based independent creative producer responsible for conceiving the Caterans’ Common Wealth initiative which laid the foundations for the Cateran Ecomuseum. She is also co-initiator and co-director of Bioregioning Tayside and runs a self-catering business, Vanora’s Cottages. Previously a member of Alyth Community Council, founding Director of the Alyth Development Trust and a member of the Perth & Kinross LEADER LAG from 2014 to 2023, she is currently a member of the Scottish Nature Finance Pioneers Group and co-leader of the Alyth River-Keepers.
Kevin Greig
Kevin is Head of Production in Edinburgh based Flow Hospitality Training, as well as an illustrator and historian, FSA(Scot). He is a committee member of the Glenisla Highland and Friendly Society and on the council of the Royal Celtic Society. With a love of walking in the Grampians and Cairngorms, he is documenting the social history of Glenisla through a project titled Stanes wi names.
Janet Hunter
Janet has lived in Strathardle for more than 20 years and is involved in sustainable tourism, adventure sport and community development. She is a board member of the Cairngorms National Park, a director of the Outdoor Access trust for Scotland and a director of Mount Blair Community Development Trust. Her background is in market research and economic development and she is passionate about thriving communities in protected areas.
Markus Stitz
Markus works as journalist and filmmaker, with a focus on sustainable tourism and cycling. He am the author of Great British Gravel Rides and Bikepacking Scotland. In 2015/16 he cycled around the world on a #singlespeed bike – 34,097km through 26 countries. Since then he creates cycling and bikepacking routes through Bikepacking Scotland.
Graham Reid
I am Vice-Chair of Our Heritage Blairgowrie & Rattray, which celebrates the cultural, economic and social heritage of the town. I’ve lived here for over 40 years and am also involved with a number of other local community groups such as The Blairgowrie Players and the Riverside Venture Group.