THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE - FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY
Friday, 20 January 2023

FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY

Snow has been the focus of this week and for many it stopped play.  Hopefully you all stayed safe and well.

PLACE PLAN

We met Nick Wright to discuss how we are going to share the Place Plan over the coming months and you can read more about that in the forthcoming newsletter.  Meantime an interim report is here Local Place Plan Interim Report | 11 January 2023 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

HOUSING PLOTS FOR SALE

The Housing Group met this week.  The agenda had caused a wee bit of a stir, referring to a planning application near Boleskine, but that was only for information to the group.  However it did open the opportunity for people to engage with the Place Plan work Nick is doing, which was a positive outcome.  The Housing Group itself were ready to charge ahead with next steps but after discussion it was decided to see what the demand will be for housing being developed at Inverfarigaig by Communities Housing Trust.  As this scheme involved building plots, houses to rent and houses to buy it will give us some idea what people are looking for.  Details of the building plots have been released here **APPLY NOW!** 2 self-build plots available in Inverfarigaig | 18 January 2023 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

You can also get funds towards self build in the Highlands – details here Funding for self-build homes | 22 November 2022 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

COMMUNICATIONS

Work on the first newsletter of the year started this months for a late January / early February release and work on the magazine too. 

SCOTLANDS REGENERATION FORUM

This week Gareth (Chair of the Trust) and I met Euan Leach, Chair of Scotland’s Regeneration Forum.  We had a healthy hour long discussion on twenty minutes neighbourhoods, policy v reality on the ground and community regeneration in a rural setting which has led us to do a talk to the group in March.  Stratherrick and Foyers are one of the very few examples in Scotland taking this forward.  It’s also good to stop from the day to day work, step back and go what is this all for and how will it look in five, ten or twenty years time?  How can we build these hubs with very specific purposes and use the funds we have to sustain them, create employment, training, enhance volunteering and social cohesion whilst trying to meet the needs of people now and in the future.

Talking of help now…

HELP DURING WINTER

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 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

 

TONY FOSTER

2025
February (12 stories)
22 February πŸ“£ ** TODAY ** πŸ“£ - 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 πŸ“£ Youth Club returns this Thursday πŸ“£
Youth club is for anyone in P7 to S6 βœ… 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 πŸ™Œ JOIN OUR TEAM πŸ™Œ
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 πŸ“’ THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE πŸ“’
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!
πŸ™ŒTHANK YOU πŸ™Œ 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 πŸ˜ƒ  ...
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! πŸ™Œ   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
πŸš’ Foyers Community Fire Station πŸš’   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...
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