Boat of Garten & Vicinity Community Council is the official body representing the inhabitants of the village and its vicinity. It is a duly constituted body funded by the Highland Council. Its role has always been to listen to its constituents on a wide range of matters and draw attention to them at local government level. Over the past few years the role of the Council has also changed and it has become a consultee on an enormously wide range of subjects such as planning applications, policy planning by the Highland Council, Utilities Companies and a series of consultations with the Cairngorms National Park Authority. The Council has a Planning Sub Committee to respond to all local Planning Applications. Members also seek to work together with other local groups to further the interests of the community.

Equally it has always striven to undertake a range of projects aimed at furthering the public good – be they the major Millennium project of waymarking a range of paths in and around the village, the creation of the Hide at Milton Loch and, in conjunction with the Community Company, the Village Gateway. It is also proud to have been the co-creator (with the then Visitor Association) of this Boat of Garten Community Website.

The Community Council meets about 8 times per year in the Community Hall and meetings are always open to all – just come along and see what we do. If there is an issue that you would like the Council to discuss, contact the secretary at the email address below.  We are here to represent the whole community.

 Previous minutes and agendas can be viewed here.

The Community Council publishes a quarterly Newsletter, ‘BoG Standard’

Community Council Contacts

Position	Name	Email address
Chair	Kathryn Gillings
Treasurer	Alan Bennet
Secretary	Lesley Taylor	boatofgartencc@gmail.com
Member	Don Walker