Hello, neighbour.

Welcome to Bertha Park. Kettle's on.

What's Brewing

Things happening near you this month. Turn up, say hello, eat something.

  • Saturday 12th April
    Litter Pick

    We're meeting at the school gates at 10. Bring gloves if you've got them — we've got spares if not. Last time Eilidh's labrador ate someone's sandwich but we still filled 40 bags. Hot drinks at the hub after.

  • Wednesday 16th April
    Community Council Drop-In

    Come and put your questions to your local councillor. We've compiled a list about the pedestrian crossing. If you've got something to add, just turn up — no booking needed.

  • Saturday 19th April
    Spring Bulb Swap

    Bring bulbs you don't want, take bulbs you do. It sounds simple because it is. Jane runs it with the calm authority of someone who has done this 47 times. Her tulips are extraordinary.

  • Sunday 27th April
    Neighbours' Breakfast

    BYOB (Bring Your Own Bap). We supply the tea and a very long table. Chat, eat, find out who's been feeding the fox. Last one had 60 people and zero awkward silences.

Kitchen Table Chat

We started in someone's living room in 2022, wondering why nobody had organised a Christmas tree. Now there are two thousand of us. We still argue about bins.

Bertha Park is a new-ish neighbourhood in Perth, which means we've got the slightly strange energy of a place that's still figuring out what it is. Lots of young families. Lots of dog walkers. A surprising number of people who are genuinely good at baking. We're working on it.

A neighbourhood is just a collection of strangers who happen to share a postcode. A community is what happens when those strangers start borrowing each other's ladders.

We're not a formal organisation. There's no committee, no membership fee, no constitution. There's just us — people who live here — trying to make it a bit nicer, a bit friendlier, a bit more like the place we all hoped it would be when we moved in.

Most of what we do is very small. A WhatsApp message about a lost cat. A neighbour who needs a hand with a sofa. A shared spreadsheet for the Christmas lights. Small things add up, it turns out.

The Neighbours Say

“I moved here not knowing a soul. Within a week I'd borrowed a drill, found a babysitter, and been invited to someone's birthday. The website told me where to start.”

Priya, Dunkeld Road

“I've lived on Adamson Avenue for thirty years. I didn't think I needed a community website. I was wrong. I've met more neighbours in the last six months than in the previous decade.”

Gordon, Adamson Avenue

“The litter pick last autumn was genuinely lovely. We found a traffic cone, three footballs, and someone's passport from 2009. The council came and took it all away, including — eventually — the traffic cone.”

Fiona & Ali, Berthapark View

“We organised the Christmas lights through the group. Twelve households. One argument about extension leads. Zero arguments about anything else. Would do again.”

The Mackenzies, Burghmuir Road

Come Round

Getting involved is easy. You don't need to be a joiner-in type. You can lurk quietly and we'll never mind.

  • Join the WhatsApp group Message us at hello@berthapark.community and we'll add you. It's mostly dog photos and someone asking if anyone knows a good plumber. (We do. She's called Sandra. She's great.)
  • Come to an event No booking required unless it says so. Just turn up. We'll be the ones with the tea urn and slightly uncertain expressions.
  • Drop something in the letterbox 15 Adamson Avenue. Ideas, complaints, biscuits — all welcome. We read everything. We respond to most things. We eat the biscuits immediately.