Friday, 02 February 2024

GOSSIP FOR A FRIDAY

The Communications Team have been tweaking things at the start of the year to help improve Communications between the Trust (and other groups) and the community.  Here’s just some of the work they have been doing.

TO YOUR DOOR NEWSLETTER

1 The Newsletter and Magazine format will change, which will mean we can now post out the newsletter to each household within the current budget.  Previously a small number of newsletters were printed and shared on the website.  You will now receive both the newsletter and magazine to read over a wee cuppa, direct to your door!

BOOK IT!

2 We are going to trial an online booking service for the Wildside Centre.  This will mean you can easily book the Centre, not waiting hours on end to get an answer on availability, and it will streamline the administration function behind that.  If successful we will roll out to our other Trust buildings and offer the functionality to other groups too.

PROMOTE SEASONAL JOBS

3 We will soon be sending out a call to all local businesses to advertise your jobs, particularly seasonal jobs, on our website.  Our Comms Team will then make that widely available via other networks so people looking for work will see all the great opportunities available in the area.  This will hopefully support local business with your employment needs, which adds to the sustainability of your business in the long term.  We may extend this to Volunteer Opportunities too.

GALLERIES, SFCT TV AND WE NEED A BIGGER WEBSITE

4 We have been making tweaks to the website as there are over 700 stories on there now, trying to make it manageable to see the newer material but still be able to access the older stuff.  Updates of sections continue, including all policies reviewed during 2023.  Plus a gallery of photographs that you can enjoy or community groups can use for their publicity materials in the future and a section for videos – or SFCT TV – which will hopefully engage everyone of all ages to make short, interesting videos of what life is like in the Strath.

INSIDE GOSSIP ON WHAT YOU ARE READING!

5 The team have started sending out a regular email bulletin every Wednesday, rather than random emails throughout the week at different time of the day.  That links to key stories on our (or others) websites.  We hope you find that useful.  Behind all this is our website analytics which we can use to assess what you are reading on the website, what is of interest to you and perhaps what we need to communicate a little harder.  Of course some key words attract you to some posts more than others – like ‘dogs’ or ‘gossip’.  I hope you enjoyed this 5 Things For A Friday – and our little bit of gossip this week x

2025

February (1 story)

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...