The continued sell off of all 11 council-owned caravan sites in Aberdeenshire has attracted a bid from a local community group, it has been reported.
Turriff and District have shown an interest in taking over the Station Road caravan park, using the nearby Inverbervie site’s five-year regeneration as a template, according to the Banffshire Journal.
John Smith, treasurer of Turiff community council, said: “The likely outcome is that the community council and Turriff and District Ltd will set up a community trust-type of group to bid for the site.”
He added that the group would share any profits made among local causes, ensuring that the benefits would be kept within the community.
Aberdeenshire council is currently in the process of considering bids for all 11 of the caravan sites it runs, as it aims to reduce its budget deficit of £64,000.
Local community groups are the preferred bidders, but if there is not enough interest in any of the sites, then bids from commercial operators will also be considered.
Caravan parks in Banff and Portsoy have also been the subject of bids from local community groups, the local paper added.
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