STRATHDEARN NEWSLETTER November 2012 Volume 12 No 4
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STRATHDEARN NEWSLETTER November 2012 Volume 12 No 4 Please note the new Strathdearn Community Website is operational at http://www.strathdearn.org/ The site is still evolving and we hope to shortly train some volunteers to learn the skill of updating the site and adding new materials. If you want to get some website skills let me know. I am told it is not that difficult. Thanks to Yellow Cherry Digital for their hard work and patience in getting us to this stage; working in a community context ain't always that straight forward! Duncan Bryden POLICE CONTACT Any concerns about Law and Order, information on vandalism, requests for advice, or any other police related matter should be passed on to our community policeman, PC McCann, who is based at the Police Station, Alltan Place, Culloden, Inverness. Tel: 01463 715555 (and ask to be put through to Culloden Police Station). LOCAL NURSING SERVICES Strathdearn nursing services are covered by the Inverness East Community Nursing Team. The Nursing Team’s telephone number is 01463 230850 The NHS24 telephone number is 084 54 24 24 24. Strathdearn Community Council www.tomatin.org.uk publishes the "Strathdearn Newsletter" quarterly, delivering it free to every home in Strathdearn. The Newsletter is sponsored by Tomatin Distillery and Mr & Mrs George McLeod. This is a community newsletter, and the views and opinions expressed in contributions submitted by members of the community are not necessarily those of Strathdearn Community Council, nor of the Editor. No items are written by the Editor unless expressly indicated. Editor: Mrs Denise Barley, Lauriston, Tomatin, IV13 7YN. Tel. 01808 511733 e-mail [email protected] Printing: Mrs D.Barley & Mrs D.Usborne Distribution: Mrs S. Mackintosh-Grant Business adverts £10 per quarter page Next deadline: Wednesday 30th January 2013 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Strathdearn Hall SCO15320 First Monday of the Month For booking or access into the Strathdearn Hall or September to May (ex.December &January) Sports Facility in Tomatin please ring the Hall Manager 7.30pm, Findhorn Room, Strathdearn Hall Steve Culeen 01808 511321 or email WRI [email protected] . Contact: Mrs Margaret Robertson The toilets in the Old Hall are closed for the winter. 3rd Monday of Month 7.30pm Findhorn Room Strathdearn Hall, The Sports Facility is free for local youngsters (under- Gardening Club 18’s) to play ball games. Evening/regular groups of Contact: Alex Don 511729 adults will be charged. Available for ball games and tennis. No cycles, animals or food & drink allowed on the pitch. No blades or studs. Open 9am-9pm. Every Tuesday 7.30pm, Old Hall Light tokens free to under-18’s only, available from Zumba Debbie Mackay 511466, Lewis Macleod 511354 or Contact: Georgie Bell 511214 Gavin Edward 511427. Every Wednesday 10.30am Findhorn Room, Strathdearn Hall, STRATHDEARN HALL SCO15320 Community Coffee Morning Hire rates (local): Every Wednesday Findhorn Room £8 p/hour 2pm Strathdearn Hall Funtack Room £5 p/hour Walking Group Clune Room £4 p/hour Contact: Mrs Kathy Bonniface 511740 Old Hall £7 p/hour Findhorn Room/Funtack Room together: £12 Every Wednesday p/hour 6-8pm Old Hall BUDO/KEMPO Double rates for non-locals (ie outside Contact: Lewis Macleod 511354 Strathdearn district) except Old Hall £12 non- local Every Thursday 11.30am – 1.30pm Tomatin Shop POST OFFICE Every Thursday Mince Pies and Mangers 1.30 – 3.30pm Strathdearn Hall, Art Class Sat 8th December Contact: Mrs Betty Watson 511271 2.30 – 4pm Every Friday Strathdearn Village Hall Exercise to Music group 10.30-11.30am, Strathdearn Hall Come and enjoy an exhibition of Christmas Contact: Mrs Denise Barley 511733 mangers from all around the world and the children of Strathdearn Primary. Refreshments provided. Monthly, various dates Also guess the weight of the Christmas cake. And Natural History Club more! Some indoor, some outdoor, events. Days vary, so look out for posters. Proceeds top Maggie’s Centre (Highland) and Contact: Mr David Bonniface 511740 Action for ME. or Mrs Carol James 531220 2 LOCAL NEWS Birth Congratulations: To James and Rachel, proud parents of Rufus George Beatty, born on the Glorious 12th of August. A grand-nephew for Mrs Susan Mackintosh-Grant, Balvraid. Engagement Congratulations: To Miss Lois Cameron-Mackintosh on her engagement to Mr Johnny Scott. The happy couple are now busy planning their wedding next October. Wedding Congratulations: To Toby Hardwick and his new wife Gift; and to Jodie Paton (formerly of The Old Manse, Moy) and her new husband, Cameron. We wish both couples every happiness. Deaths: Still very much in our thoughts are Pearl and Charlie Cameron following the tragic loss of their grandson, Ewen, his two little boys, and a little girl who was a friend of the family, on a family day out at Gairloch. Our hearts go out to Katrina and Roddy, and to all the extended families in Strathdearn, Beauly, Muir of Ord and beyond. We are also sorry to note the passing of Davie MacLennan (formerly of Invermoy Bungalow, Moy), the widower of Helen, the founder of this Newsletter and a dedicated and much valued former community councillor who also worked tirelessly for the Strathdearn Hall Committee. Davie was very supportive to Helen in all her endeavours, in his own quiet way, and our thoughts are with his family in Drumnadrochit and beyond. And of Mrs Pauline Carson, nee Wolfe-Murray, from Daviot whose funeral to Daviot Churchyard took place on 25th September. Our thoughts are with her family, too. We were sorry to read in “The Strathy” that Mrs Edythe MacDonald, mother of Douglas of the Carrbridge Garage, also passed away on the 19th October, and our thoughts are also with her family. Other News: We all wish Mrs Jackie Noble a very Happy 90th Birthday when the big day arrives later this month! It was such a happy surprise to see Kenny Bell Senior in the Shop at the beginning of October, walking with a stick but driving his car – just amazing! So pleased for all. And we heard that his granddaughter, Hannah, was in hospital with a burst appendix. We hope that she is now feeling much better – also David MacQueen who is making a good recovery. The Moy Game Fair has come and gone for another year and was a great success again – and the weather was kind – but not so for the Strathnairn Farmers’ Vintage Show at the end of September which had to be cancelled because of the very wet conditions.There was also terrible rain on Friday 12th October (recorded in photographs on the Strathdearn Facebook page). The river and the burns were all very high – so wondered how the fish were! Wonderful that the wall at Dalarossie Churchyard was mended at last – and now the question of disabled access is being looked at for Tomatin Church, and also water, etc. Tomatin Distillery scooped whisky honours at the Edinburgh Fringe. They were awarded this year’s ‘Spirit of Whisky Fringe Award’ at the Whisky Fringe. The Tomatin 30 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky was voted the outright winner by visitors to the event, while the Tomatin 1982 single cask took fifth place. The Whisky Fringe is an annual event held at the Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh, and organised by whisky retailer Royal Mile Whiskies. Now in its 11th year, the sell-out three-day event presents over 200 whiskies to 500 visitors, who vote for their favourite whisky among those they have sampled. Sales director Stephen Bremner said, “What makes this award so special is that it is voted for, not by industry experts, but by customers, so we are thrilled that our whiskies rate so highly.” Strathdearn Primary School celebrated its 10th anniversary with a reunion of former pupils and staff who were invited to the school to commemorate the event with an evening of entertainment. A new school motto and logo, designed by a local artist, were unveiled by the school’s first headteacher, Kirsteen MacConnell. And Strathdearn Primary School has donated £150 to charity at the request of Mrs Liz Bishop, who, upon her retirement after eight years as a leaning support auxiliary at the school, asked staff and parents to donate to a charity instead of giving her a retirement gift. What a generous lady! We wish her well in her retirement. SMG 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS Friendship and concern: Thankyou everyone who sent or conveyed messages of support to Charlie and I on our grievous heartache. It’s such a comfort at times like this. Thanks again! From Pearl and Charlie Cameron Congratulations to Mark and Kylie MacLeod on the birth of their little daughter Ava Lilly Joy on 15th September in Nelson, New Zealand – a sister for Lucy and Erin. Congratulations to Charlie Cameron who celebrated his 94th birthday with Pearl and the family at home on the 23rd October. Congratulations to Neil Cameron on his 80th birthday. Many happy returns. I'd like to say a big thank you to all the residents in Old Mill Road who donated money to the door to door collection between 27/08/2012 - 01/09/2012 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Together we raised £57.35 so well done to all who contributed. This money will help towards providing free nursing care to more than 22,000 patients in their own homes, and a further 7,000 patients in our hospices every year. Angie Noble Happy birthday wishes to Molly Noble who will be 90 on the 22nd November 2012. Lois Cameron-Mackintosh graduated from Napier University, Edinburgh in June this year with a B.A(Hons) in Business Studies.