Friday, 15 September 2023

WORLDWIDE SPINNING

Members of the Stratherrick Spin & Chatter group will once again be participating in the Worldwide Spinning In Public Day on Saturday 16th September. They will be demonstrating spinning at the Wildside Centre in Whitebridge from 11am until 3pm.  We hope many of you will pop in to see them have a chat and maybe try your hand at spinning.

STAND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Having a strong Community Council is key to any community when putting forward a Community Action Plan and Place Plan.  Having an election, with more candidates than places, also helps.  We're reminding everyone that there is still time to submit nomination forms if you are considering putting yourself forward as a Community Council candidate. Read more about this opportunity here - https://ow.ly/wXBg50PLwiQ

Closing date = 12noon Tuesday 3 October

Full details here - http://www.highland.gov.uk/ccelections

The Community Council will also be at the Community Catch Up event on 23rd September and if this is of interest to you have a chat and put your nomination in.

If achievements locally like this are of interest then Community Council is for you – because you make this happen Road Improvements lead to multiple benefits. | 13 September 2023 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

GROUPS ARE GO

That does impress me much.  The line dancing class at Wildside is looking like a lot of fun.  The FIRA Youth Club is started up again with a change of day on a Wednesday at Wildside. The mobile library is on Wednesday 20th at Wildside at 11am.  And don’t forget Soup To Go Mondays, Bowling For All, Highland Dancing and Needles and Pins on Tuesday 19, Baby and Toddlers on a Thursday morning and this week we also have a private party.  The Wildside is a multi use venue provided by the Trust and supported by an army of volunteers who put on events for your enjoyment.  You can do it to – so if you want to book the venue details are here The Wildside Centre | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

Hopefully some of the groups will be at our Catch Up event in Stratherrick Hall in Gorthleck at 23rd September from 11am to 2pm.

The Wildside Centre isn’t the only venue you can use.  It was good to see the MacmIllan Coffee morning taking place in the BBC Hub this week, Pilates at the Stratherrick Hall (after getting too big for the Wildside), the Clay Target Shoot on Thursday at Torness, check out the walks the pathways group are producing on the website and the Heritage Group talk is coming soon on the banks of Loch Ness.  These are just some of the events that are re-starting after Covid and as people get used to engaging with each other, despite a cost of living crisis.  Find out what is happening on our What’s On calendar here Calendar | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

If volunteering is your thing then there is another opportunity here Can you help? | 14 September 2023 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

NEW STAFF MEMBER

The Trust has a new staff member.  Hello to Kirsteen Campbell, our new Administration Officer, who lives in Foyers.  She is currently doing a handover with Laura and is already up and running.  Welcome to the team.

COMMUNITY CATCH UP & SSE FUNDING REPORT

Finally we’ve been working away on the fireworks, Winter Wonderland, Trust AGM and Community Catch Up event – more details on that here Community Catch Up & Free Lunch! | 11 September 2023 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk) . Alongside all the community activity above as have identified over 40 projects (large and small) in the Community Action Plan and Local Place Plan to keep us busy.  This builds on the funds we got from funders, including SSE (who hope to be at the event on the 23rd Sept) and the external funds we have attracted / helped community groups to get.  The SSE funding report for last year has been published and is is available here.

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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...