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Clacksfirst BID secures £10,000 through BID Recovery and Development Fund

During the pandemic there have been opportunities for BIDs to apply to the Scottish Governments BID COVID19 Resilience Fund, Rounds 1 & 2. Round 1 was all about COVID-mitigation and the funds were to be used in such a way that the BID reached out to the entire community and not just the BID Area. Clacksfirst BID secured funding that would allow us to distribute upwards of 8,000 face shields to the Clackmannanshire care and business communities as well as desk top screens and social distance signage.

Round 2 of the funding was aimed at delivering recovery support to our BID member businesses and organisations. In this round, Clacksfirst BIDs application was built around delivering a bespoke Clacksfirst Online Training Academy and that is now in place for all our members to use and every course is free-to-members and CPD Accredited.

Round 3 of the Scottish Government funding is centered around development and this is where we are now at. The BID will work with partners to create a strong message that Clackmannanshire is ‘open for business’. The message will be focused on the county being open to trade as well as inviting investment into a fantastic, central business location with great connectivity to Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond.

The campaign will be delivered to a defined target audience across multiple digital channels. We are at an early stage however, we’ll be sure to let you know when it is launched.

David Anderson

David was a partner in the local aggregate business Hamilton & Brydie and had been a Director of the business for almost 20 years. Hamilton & Brydie was sold recently and David is now the owner and Director of Anderson Properties (Scotland) Ltd.

Ali Davidson

Ali has 25 years’ experience in local economic development, firstly as Property Manager and then Assistant Director at STEP in Stirling. Ali then joined Ceteris in Alloa where she managed the Business Development team, delivering Business Gateway support in Clackmannanshire. Ali’s current role is Team leader, Economic Development at Clackmannanshire Council, overseeing employability programmes, UKSPF projects, and other economic development activity. Ali has a BA (Hons) degree in Economics, Post Graduate Diploma in Facilities Management and SFEDI Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support.

William Marlin

William is a Director at 123v LTD, a family run business which was established in the 1990s that specialises in carport and canopy design and install. He studied Law & Management and was involved in property renovations for many years. In 2015, he joined the family business where he works in Sales and Marketing as well as general management.

Doug Moodie (BA FCCA DipM)

Doug is a Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant having worked predominantly in Financial Services. 

He was appointed by Scottish Government in 2022 as Chair of Care Inspectorate in Scotland, Director of NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Director of Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and has been Chair of Children’s Panel in Falkirk for over ten years. Doug is passionate about young people and is the owner of Kidz World Nursery Ltd in Alloa and Stirling. Doug is also Managing Director of various property companies involved in Lettings, Holiday Homes, Development and Property Factoring.