Reindeer Parade this Saturday 3^rd December:

We’re back on Quarry Street this Saturday with the Reindeer Parade and rescheduled light switch on taking place under the Christmas Tree on a platform stage. Market opens 10:00, entertainment from 12:00, Parade at 14:30 and lights go on 15:30.

Last week as reported we had no choice but to move the events indoors or be cancelled due to the met office forecast. Despite the last-minute changes, the event drew in the region of 5,000 additional visitors to the area. We have also been able to move the light switch on ceremony to this week however the time has changed to 15:30 to accommodate the lighting team and event plan. The shape of the event and some infrastructure elements will be different to what was originally planned but we anticipate similar numbers again this Saturday and a superb event. Note, for this week only the market will be located on one side of Quarry Street to enable the parade to pass. We have also reduced vendor numbers to 30 to provide space for the parade.

Following this weekend event, we have a 3^rd Christmas event on the 17^th December on Quarry Street.

Rateable value changes – Business update:

As reported last week R.V’s for non-domestic properties are to be reviewed by the assessors and changed by April 2023. Businesses can check what their new RV is by clicking on this link and entering their address Scottish Assessors – Scottish Assessors Association website (saa.gov.uk) and follow the process and appeal if needed.

How to view a Valuation

Take the following steps to find out if a valuation is available for the property you are interested in.

1. From the SAA Home Page, or from the individual Assessor’s Home Page, use the ‘Search for a Rateable Value’ facility to find a particular property.
2. Proceed to click on the ‘Ref No.’ hyperlink or the ‘View More’ button for the property you are interested in.
3. A row of tabs is located at the top and by default you will be shown the ‘2023 Proposed Value’ details.
4. If there is a valuation available for this property then you will see a ‘View valuation’ button which will take you to a copy of the 2023 Proposed Valuation.
5. To check if there is a valuation for the Current Value, click on the ‘Current Value’ tab and if there is a ‘View valuation’ button then you are able to view the current live valuation for this property.
6. There may also be historic valuations available to access by navigating to the ‘Valuation History’ tab. If any valuations are available for previous values these will show by using the ‘View’ hyperlink at the right-hand side under the column ‘Valuation’.