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GLENDALE TIMES SUMMER 2016 Issue 1 1 Glendale Times Summer 2016 IN THIS ISSUEIssue Date Welcome to the 1st edition of the or computer, free access to the Glendale Times (GT). The GT is a internet and equipment (not to 100% voluntary endeavor and is mention a cup of tea) is available being produced for and by the people every Thursday 11am – 1pm in the of Glendale Isle of Skye. Glendale Hall. The success of the GT will be down We hope you enjoy the articles, to the support it receives for the effort please provide feedback, good, bad that goes into producing a worthwhile or indifferent it will all help. read. We are keen to publish any relevant information and share any If you have a scoop, comments, stories of interest. In particular, we information, advertising or pictures are keen to receive, pictures that you would like to share please Who is the new LDO? advertising, articles and comment send them to Find out…... which will add value to our audiences’ experience. [email protected] Page 5 Due to the cost of print the GT will be produced electronically. It will be made available via the Glendale Trust Website the Glendale Facebook page and also via email on a quarterly basis. To register/unregister from the mailing list simply click here and complete the form. We may publish the paper in hard copy in the future but this will be dependent on how well the paper is supported. New Glendale First Responders Congratulations to the new Glendale First Responder If you are aware of anyone who Recruits. would like to read the articles but Page 7 does not have access to the internet GLENDALE TIMES SUMMER 2016 | Issue 1 2 Articles » Out with the old in with the New » New LDO » North Skye Broadband » Can you dig it? » Possible Glendale? » Crofters Corner » Glendale Highland Market » Council? What Council? » Bairns Briefing » Tourist Trauma » Glendale Shop News » Comments and Letters » AlterNative News Figure 1Dates for your diary!! The 2016 Glendale Homecoming weekend of activities GLENDALE TIMES SUMMER 2016 | Issue 1 3 surrounding area has delivered a strong project forward. This really demonstrated Out with the foundation on which the rich culture and that all organisations and individuals can heritage of Glendale can be further mutually benefit by working together to investigated. There were many deliver for the area. Unfortunately Old in with the deliverables from this project not just in circumstances out with the control of the terms of aesthetic improvement to the group have led to delays in the project New area but in the qualification of 3 people in reaching full fruition, imminent clarification By Elgar Drystone Walling, the production of a on the fish farm application as well as the community video and associated bi- announcement of new funds being lingual educational leaflets. These available from the Coastal Communities outcomes will provide a wide ranging Fund (opening again in July 2016) mean After 4 great years in post I am extremely benefits and a long lasting resource for the prospects are looking extremely proud to have supported the recent the community and individuals. positive for the area at Meanish. achievements of the Glendale community. I could probably write a book 2) The Meanish Pier Project 3) Borrodale School Project on the highs, lows and confessions of the Glendale Local Development Officer The Meanish Pier project started long By far and away this is the most critical of (LDO) but that will have to wait as I’ve not before my arrival. The concept of projects for Glendale. After unanimous quite finished yet…. My LDO work began community ownership of the area and slip support for the purchase and use of the part time with the primary focus on at Meanish had been around for seven school for community benefit, this project publishing and subsequent delivery of the years before I took up post, so it was with has developed into a hugely significant Glendale Growth Plan. The plan was great pleasure that the Glendale Trust project for the area and community. It is published in October 2012, containing 11 managed to bring this asset into intrinsically linked to almost all the other projects and ideas which had been projects including the pier, highland suggested by the community in order to market, cemetery wall and housing deliver the areas vision for the future. projects. To have developed the project from idea, through options appraisal, I am delighted to have contributed to the feasibility, community ownership and progress of a significant number of these detailed planning it has been a wonderful interesting projects and witnessed learning experience that has had so much firsthand the subsequent benefits they input from not only the local community have delivered for the area. A summary but also from those with connections to of the key projects, milestones and progress follows…. 1) The Glendale Cemetery Wall Drascombe boats moored at Meanish community ownership. The visit and use of the pier by the Dutch sailors highlighted just how important the functionality of this amazing asset could be, it was a real joy to the see the area at Meanish being fully utilized (albeit without access to toilets)! The project has been slow to develop however the community now have detailed plans on which to build Heritage display proposal at Borrodale School The new wall in situ into the future. One of the biggest highlights of my time as LDO was the Glendale from all around the world. The One of the most rewarding projects I have formation of the Meanish Pier working delivery of a world class heritage center been lucky to support was the Community group which consisted of representatives and space where people can gather all Councils Cemetery Wall project. Like from The Glendale Estate Management year round will dramatically improve the many it was simply an idea back in 2012, Committee, the Glendale Community area for visitors and locals alike while but has now been fully completed with an Council, the Glendale Moorings showcasing the true importance of excellent wall in place around the new Association, The Glendale Trust, local Glendale in national and international cemetery. The fascinating research into landowners and commercial boat history. A community owned space that the history of the cemetery and operator all working together to drive the will operate all year round, will act as GLENDALE TIMES SUMMER 2016 | Issue 1 4 educational facility as well as well as a work of the Glendale Hall committee in 7) Community Transport social enterprise will provide many raising funds for the community hall. This economic and community benefits long project highlighted the benefits of high Another critically important project for the into the future. The improvement to the quality feasibility studies. After the area that unfortunately has been placed building alone will have a dramatic effect completion of the feasibility study and on the back burner due to the available on the aesthetics of Glendale. Those with business planning stages funding was resources of the Trust. The detailed and strong emotional attachment to the school secured and the recommendations of the thorough work carried out to date has will no doubt feel comforted that it will provided a foundation for this project to continue to deliver many opportunities developed when the volunteers have the and prosperity for the community for capacity and resources to deliver it many years to come. The final funding further. applications have been submitted for 8) Affordable Housing this project and I am really excited about hearing the outcomes around It is essential that affordable housing is September 2016. made available in Glendale if the area is 4) Next Generation Broadband project to attract a younger population and cater for the elderly into the future. This project Another project which was identified as has developed from the concept of micro- an aspiration before my arrival as LDO crofts and the aim is to provide but one which the Glendale Trust had accommodation that would be attractive correctly identified as important for the to young people as well as the elderly. residents and businesses of the area. Robust plans have been developed Communication and in particular Glendale Highland Market in full swing through the feasibility work but a lot is to broadband is now recognised as the 3rd be done to refine the proposal before utility along with power and water. feasibility study were followed to the letter funding is sought. Partnership with the Broadband is almost essential now for resulting in the project being nominated Highlands Small Communities Trust and everyday function. Work on this project for and being runner up in the Scottish Scottish Crofting Federation will seek to has seen the working group patiently Rural Parliaments Innovation Award for produce a robust long term sustainable monitor the roll out plans for superfast Food and Drink 2015. One of the many project with wider ranging benefits. broadband over many years while highlights of the summer was seeing the None of the progress across these developing plans which have now community engaged in the production, projects would have been achievable evolved into a much larger and now fully selling, buying and promotion of our local independent project North Skye produce. 2016 will be another exciting without the time effort and dedication of Broadband. This new project now aims to year for the project and all those involved the many volunteers involved across the all the organisations who work tirelessly operate over a much wider area of Skye with it as it builds on its success.
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