Friday, 16 December 2022

FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY

IT’S COLD…

So, this may be important for you.

Details are available now about a local grant from Highland Council to help you with energy efficiency measures for your own home. To register your interest now email: EES-ABS@highland.gov.uk Please quote: EES:ABS 2022/23 – SFCT

Take a look at their website too with more advice here.  This is a local grant and although there is set criteria it would be useful to apply if eligible Energy Efficient Scotland | Energy and sustainability | The Highland Council

HAPPY TO HELP

I know the Trust do not normally fund business ideas or individuals regarding their bills but I am proud we have managed to get some wriggle room from funders SSE to use our funds to help people in these unusual times over Christmas and New Year 2022. 

25 applications (possibly more now) have been made for the Food and Fuel grant – check out the latest newsletter being delivered to your door for the application form on the back page (it may be slightly late due to postal delays)

The Whitebridge Hotel has been offering subsidised food/warm place to meet and social activities on a Friday (you can also pay full price for Fish and Chips if you can and join the fun!).  We have been running initiatives in the Wildside Centre on Wednesdays and thanks to some funding from alternative sources as part of the Brolly Group we will be running larders in the new year and seeking workable ideas for other proposals some of you have asked for. 

WINTER WONDERLAND SUCCESS

Winter Wonderland seems to have been a great success with some great feedback on the night and since the event.  It was really nice to see the primary children all back and able to participate after Covid restrictions and for those who went to see Santa and all his elves I hope he was nice to you and gave you a great present to go home with.  Some of the changes were based on your feedback from last year and it was lovely to see many of you commenting on things you might not even think about, like to improved walkway around the building making it easier underfoot to see the lights.  A big thank you to everyone who came along, who volunteered on the night, ran a stall and worked their socks off prior to and in the snow to make it a memorable event.  Please do give your feedback here before the end of 19^th December WILDSIDE CENTRE EVENT SURVEY - Winter Wonderland 2022 (surveymonkey.co.uk)

STANDBY FOR ACTION…

It’s been a busy week catching up after Winter Wonderland and concentrating on your major legacy projects, from Errogie to Riverside Field to Housing to Childcare and more!   Although, as I indicated earlier, many of us are juggling the here and now we are working hard to meet the needs of people in the future.  These are projects, defined by you in the CAP, that other communities take for granted from arts, heritage and biodiversity centres to sports facilities on your doorstep.  All the projects compliment things that exist, from the Hub to Stratherrick Hall to the Wildside Centre but also consider the infrastructure for people to live and work comfortably and enjoy our beautiful countryside at the same time.  It’s a very exciting and vibrant time and with a positive attitude I hope we can achieve great things, despite any challenges we all face.

AND FINALLY

This is my last Five Things For A Friday for 2022.  I’d like to thank all the volunteers, Board Members, Staff Members and community members who showed their support in many ways over the last twelve months.  You are all fantastic and I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2025

February (12 stories)

22 February 📣 ** TODAY ** 📣 - Forest School Meeting

Interested in the future of the Forest School building? From 2pm   Come and speak to us about your thoughts for the Forest School and wider opportunities fo...

21 February Congratulations to Whitebridge Hotel

Whitebridge Hotel are finalists in the National Hotels of the Year - Scotland awards!   The ceremony takes place in Glasgow on the 26th February at The Cr...

19 February 📣 Youth Club returns this Thursday 📣

Youth club is for anyone in P7 to S6 ✅ After a bit of a break, we are delighted to say that Youth Club is back!! ⭐ Important info ⭐ Date - Thursday 20th Februa...

19 February Communications 2025!

We are making a some improvements in the way we share important information with the community in 2025. The SFCT Board and communications team have made the dec...

13 February Mailing List Update

We hope you received your copy of the February newsletter and enjoyed reading through it. The team are busy updating our mailing list and we understand that there may ...

12 February Next Sat 22nd February

Next Sat 22nd February   Inverfarigaig Forest School, Farigaig Forestry Carpark IV2 6XR - From 2pm   Come and speak to us about your thoughts fo...

11 February ⚠️ Update regarding the upcoming works taking place at The Wildside Centre ⚠️

We can now confirm that the scheduled works on upgrading the toilet facilities in the Wildside Centre is starting this Thursday – 13th February.   The Wi...

11 February 🙌 JOIN OUR TEAM 🙌

We are currently recruiting a part-time (30 hours per week) Community Action Plan Project Officer to join our small team, based in the Wildside Centre in Whitebridge, on ...

8 February 📢 THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE 📢

Later today the Pathways Group are hosting their Community Engagement event at the Wildside Centre from 13.30pm.   For the past year, the Pathways Group has be...

6 February Errogie Church Statement

As you will be aware, an announcement was made by the Trust in mid December 2024 that we were unfortunately unable to host three events that were due to take place at Err...

6 February Wildside Wednesday Success!

🙌THANK YOU 🙌 We want to say a big thank you to those of you who popped along to our first Wildside Wednesday event yesterday! It was great to see you all 😃  ...

5 February !! WILDSIDE WEDNESDAY - TODAY !!

Join us TODAY at the Wildside Centre, between 9.30am – 12.30pm where the first Wildside Wednesday of 2025 will take place.  You can shop local, with local p...

January (22 stories)

31 January !! Next Saturday !!

On the 8th Feb The Pathways Group host their Community Engagement Day at the Wildside Centre from 13.30pm.   The group have setup a dedicated Facebook event pa...

30 January Refurbishments to toilets in The Wildside Centre

Following many months of work behind the scenes we are pleased to be able to share with you that work on upgrading the ladies toilets and creating a larger disabled toile...

30 January Fancy a sing song with Monadhliath?

The Monadhliath Choir invites all singers to a charity singing event on the 27.04.2025 at Stratherrick Public Hall. If you would be interested in join...

29 January February Newsletter

We are pleased to share that our Feb newsletter should be making its way through your door next week! 🙌   Please look out for the white envelope addressed to ...

25 January Do you use Instagram?

Did you know that Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust are on Instagram? If you too have an account, why not give our page a follow. We’re keen to build up ...

24 January Foyers Community Fire Station

🚒 Foyers Community Fire Station 🚒   Foyers Community Fire station has a competent crew of 7 personnel, but we are in real need of new recruits, to keep the s...

23 January Wildside Wednesday is returning!

Join us on the 5th February at the Wildside Centre, between 9.30am – 12.30pm.   Here is your chance to shop local, with local produce from Lyne Mhor Crof...

22 January Loch Ness Luvvies - Traditional Burns Supper

This Friday, 24th Jan the Loch Ness Luvvies are hosting their very own Traditional Burns Supper at Stratherrick Hall, Gorthleck at 7.30pm. Tickets are £20 per he...

22 January Timings have been announced!

As you may have recently seen, The Pathways Group are running a Community Engagement event on the 8th February from 1pm at The Wildside Centre. In our previous post, t...

21 January ** Mobile Library Update **

Mark, our local librarian has kindly sent over a full list of dates when he will be stopping in the area. You can find the full list here: https://www.stratherrickcommuni...

20 January Invitation to tender - Health & Safety Consultant required

We are looking for an experienced Health & Safety professional to carry out a comprehensive survey on Errogie Church to ensure that the building is fully compliant fo...

19 January Send in your dates for the Community Calendar!

Did you know we have an online Community Calendar? If not, you can find it here: https://www.stratherrickcommunity.org.uk/calendar/   We would love to inclu...

18 January What's the next step?

For the past year, the Pathways Group has been working hard to promote the local path network, paths that lead through rich landscapes, historical sites, and biodiversity...

15 January Community Engagement Day - 8th Feb

Over the last month you may have noticed that the Pathways Group are holding a Community Engagement Day on the 8th February. You can find out all about the event by follo...

14 January Mobile Library Update

Below you will find a list of updated Dates/Times where you can visit the Mobile Library at The Wildside Centre.   We will add these dates to the Online Commu...

14 January Indoor Carpet Bowls makes it return as of today!

** TODAY ** Indoor Carpet Bowls makes it return as of today! The group return to their weekly session after the Xmas break. Please note: The group will now ...

10 January Community Engagement Event - 8th Feb

The Pathways Group invites you to a community event that explores the potential development of a pathways based app. This is your opportunity to help shape an app which w...

9 January Deadline for Jan/Feb Newsletter Content!

The deadline to send in any content for the Jan/Feb Newsletter is Friday the 17th of January 2025. Please email marketingofficer@sfctrust.org.uk with your articles inclu...

9 January Send us in your photos from the Winter Festival

A HUGE thank you to those of you who have already uploaded photos to our shared community photo gallery during the festival.   If you have any wintery snaps th...

8 January Reverse Advent Calendar Success!

Santa's little helpers would like to thank everyone who contributed in any way to the overwhelming success of this project. The generosity shown by our community was ...

8 January ** MOBILE LIBRARY VISIT TODAY CANCELLED **

Sadly, due to the current road conditions, Mark who drives the local ‘Mobile Library’ will NOT be stopping at Wildside today. All books will be renewed, and h...

7 January Welcome Back

Hello, we hope you had a relaxing time during the festivities. As it’s now time to get back to work, we thought it would be a good idea to update our online communi...