In August 2024, our President wrote to Stirling Council to express our concern at the decision taken by the council to recommend approval to build a horse harness racing track with associated infrastructure, services and landscaping to accommodate competitors and up to two hundred spectators on the Bannockburn Battlefield.

You can read her letter in full here: SoAoS Letter to Scottish Ministers regarding Bannockburn

On the 21 August 2024 Scottish Ministers called in this planning proposal as requested: Scottish Government – DPEA – Case Details (scotland.gov.uk)

You can read the response letter to the Society from Scottish Government in full here: Response-202400429378