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Price: £1.00 ISSN 2514-8400 = Issue No. 45 = autumn 2019 = Schools of past times At the end of the 19th centu- ry, there were four newly built public schools in Kincardine Parish: Achnahannet, Croick, Culrain and Gledfield.
They provided accommodation for 40, 35, 50, and 110 children respectively and they had in 1881 an average attendance of 25, 17, 27, and 67. Today, only Gledfield is still open with 27 pupils on the roll last year. (Page 18) Aerial view of Gledfield School, taken around 1950./ © donald brown
Kyle Chronicle, new magazine for the Kyle of Sutherland area Page 4
Kyle of Sutherland Communities Day at The Hub Find out what support groups and services are available in your area Page 9
Planet Sutherland, encouraging KoS Gala Week 2019 Page 17 changes to help save the planet Page 12
Waste management Trees for Life a and what red squirrel 36 pages featuring to put in the translocation Opening times, Telephone guide, blue bin programme Bus & Train timetable, Page 5 Page 23 Sudokus & Crossword
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ARDGAY News =The Bradbury Centre has a new gearrchoille wood ��������������������27 =”This is not the end”, letter from the extension ������������������������������������������������������15 Editor presenting the new quarterly =New energy advice service at your what’s on in the area magazine Kyle Chronicle �������������������������4 local Citizens Advice Bureau ��������������16 =Christmas Fairs �����������������������������������28 =Waste management & recycling ��5 =Images from this year’s Kyle of =Highland Archaeology Festival ����29 =Message from the Chairperson ������6 Sutherland Gala Week ������������������������17 =Ardgay Christmas Lights �������������������6 =Schools of bygone times ������������������18 adult clubs & societies �������������28 =CC elections and contact details ����8 =Excercise for over 60s at your =Communities Day at The Hub ������ 9 community Gym �����������������������������������������22 children & young people ���������31 =The importance of the Kyle of =Red squirrels back at Ledmore & Sutherland Trust’s social projects ������� 11 Migdale Woods ���������������������������������������������23 CHURCHES ������������������������������������������������32 =Planet Sutherland, encouraging =Obituary: Leila Wood ������������������������24 changes to fight climate change ������ 12 =Sutherland Care Forum ��������������������25 local services a-z ��������������������������33 =Banking in Bonar Bridge ����������������� 13 =How to apply for Community =Ardgay Public Hall auction ����������� 14 Benefit Awards �����������������������������������������26 puzzles ������������������������������������������������������ 35 Ardgay & District photographs
The changing light at Loch Craggie by Donald Bain. Within the North-West boundaries of Ardgay & District Com- munity Council area, on the road to Lochinver, is this fishing loch from where we can admire Suilven’s majestic silhouette. Page 4 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter
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Front pages of the 22 newsletters I have had the pleasure to produce for the community, since my first issue in Summer 2014.
editor’s letter This is not the end This edition of Ardgay & District CC newsletter will be my last, but it will mark a beginning rather than an end. From this winter I will be leading the exciting project KYLE CHRONICLE, a quarterly news magazine whose first edition will be delivered to you in early-mid December.
irst of all I would like to and casual contributors. Each Ardgay, Culrain, Bonar Bridge, thank all who have support- time someone new approached Invershin, Rosehall, Spinningda- Fed in any way the newsletter me to submit a contribution, I le, Migdale, Strath Oykel, Strath- -and me personally- throughout was happy to see that the goal of carron and Glen Cassley. these past five years. A special achieving some sort of community mention goes to Marion Turner, dialogue within the pages of the The news magazine will be volunteer proof-reader, and to newsletter was a little bit closer. produced by Carn Bren Publish- Phil Olson, who has consistently ing Ltd. Thanks to the generous taken care of the digital ver- It’s with that same goal in mind support of the Kyle of Sutherland sion. Thanks also to my fellow that the first independent quar- Development Trust it will be Community Council members, terly news magazine for the com- possible to deliver a free copy to Betty & Andy Wright, Rob & munities of the Kyle of Suther- every household in the Kyle of Leslie Pope, Buster Crabb, Mary land, Kyle Chronicle, is born. Sutherland area. The Trust will Goulder, David Hannah -who also provide Kyle Chronicle with handed over the task of editing n Independent: striving for important updates and vital info the newsletter-, Alan Lawrence, objectivity and openness, it will such as local emergency plans. Sheila Lall, Teresa Langley, and be a member of the Independent Another aspect of the partnership Bob Sendall. They have all been Press Standards Organisation. with the Trust is that it will enable so kind as to participate in the n Quarterly: there will be four Kyle Chronicle to offer very attrac- project as contributors or distrib- editions per year: December, tive advertising rates to local busi- utors or both! March, June and September. nesses and -crucially- concession n News magazine: featuring prices for charities and communi- A big thank you to our volunteer quality in-depth exclusive con- ty groups operating locally. So, no distributors (Jeannie Sparling, tent, genuinely local news, up- matter the size of your group, you David Knight, Jockie Hewitt, to-date relevant info... with the will be able to share your event, Brigitte Geddes, Rhonwen Copley, useful pages you like to find in course or activity with the wider Anna Sutherland, Iain & Louise this newsletter plus some excit- community for a very small price. Worthy, David Mackay, David ing surprises! Ross and Vicky Whittock); to our n For the communities of the Kyle Chronicle will also be an readers and of course to regular Kyle of Sutherland: it will cover intergenerational project. I’m ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 5
Ardgay & District News working with local schools to en- How much are we recycling? gage with young people, who will be creating the content for their of Highland’s waste is recycled at present own pages. 43% From which: 80% comes from the blue bin collection and 20% from recycling centres One of the first challenges we such as the one in Bonar Bridge. will have to face is the creation of distribution routes in the Cre- HIGHLAND REGION WASTE: Tonnes ich CC area. We are looking for per is still going to landfill 83,000 year volunteers so, if you or someone 57% you know would like to hand out is the deadline given by the Scottish Government to about 20 copies once every three stop using landfills. It is also when the ban on single months (the perfect excuse for a 2021 use plastics will take effect. cuppa and a catch up with your neighbours) please get in touch. I Blue bin - RECYCLING ENERGY FROM YOUR WASTE would also like to hear from you 3 2 From 2021 all Highland refuse will be if you have suggestions, letters 1 ABERDEENSHIRE transported to the Longman to the editor, contributions, or BRORA OR Materials Recovery Facility rather YOUR Transfer Station NORTHUMBERLAND than being landfilled. The refuse if you are running a local group HOME Processing Plants will be shredded, screened and sorted and you’d like its contact details Black bin - REFUSE to produce Refuse Derived Fuel, that listed. You’ll find my email and will be compacted and baled for telephone number on the advert 1 2 3 transportation. The bales will be used on page 7. I will also be at the YOUR BRORA CAITHNESS by Energy from Waste plants elsewhere HOME Transfer Station Landfill in Scotland, UK or Europe. Communities Day on the 22nd September at The Hub, please WHAT SHOULD WE PUT IN THE BLUE BIN? come along for a chat. Items in the blue bin should be clean, dry and loose. Remember to remove lids. Caring for the environment? Our printers use certified FSC MIXED PAPER AND paper and a plate technology CARDBOARD PLASTIC BOTTLES, that allows them to save 95% POTS, TUBS AND TRAYS on their water consumption in comparison to conventional systems. There will also be an online version available. I would FOOD TINS, c n FOOD & DRINK like to think that you’d want to DRINK CANS AND AEROSOLS CARTONS keep past magazines but, if that’s not the case, please remember to s /a&dC recycle. NO Plastic bags and wrapping. Black plastic trays. Polystyrene
I look forward to a long and i a m ura © si lv fruitful collaboration between the current Ardgay & District CC and the Kyle Chronicle. I will always Recycling locally be very fond of this newsletter. I hope you will like my last edition Highland Council Officer Imogen cussion on what can/cannot be re- and that we will resume our con- Percy-Bell attended the August cycled and why. There is more info versation on the pages of the Kyle CC meeting to give a presentation available online at https://www. Chronicle very soon. < on waste management. Here is zerowastescotland.org.uk/, or you some of the data we gathered at could send your questions directly Silvia Muras Editor the meeting. There was much dis- to [email protected] < Page 6 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter
Ardgay & District News Message from the Chairperson by Betty Wright, Chairperson Ardgay & District Community Council s you can read elsewhere, your current community councillors Community Benefit funds as these this will be the last edition of coming to the end of their term in are considered by the CC. It really is athis Ardgay & District Com- office. The funding from the - High time our local Highland councillors munity Council newsletter. Since land Council to run the Community gave us more support and reversed its beginning some 10 years ago, it Council has been slashed from £977 this ridiculous budget cut. I personally has developed by way of lots of hard to £399 during the four years since cannot understand why the Scottish work from its editors, contributors I have been Chairperson. This has government is pursuing its communi- and distributors into what you see meant that we have had to decrease ty Empowerment agenda and funding today. On behalf of Ardgay Commu- the number of meetings from the pre- a possible Citizens Assembly whilst nity Council I would like to thank all ferred 10 each year to the present six local councils are not being funded to those individuals – but particularly – and even this reduced number are adequately support the already exist- David Hannah, whose idea this was only affordable through extra funding ing most local form of government – and our first Editor, and Silvia Mu- from the Ward discretionary budget, your Community Council. ras the current Editor. funding which should be used for oth- Despite these concerns, I believe Silvia is moving on to producing er community projects. Not only does the best way to address the situation a local magazine in partnership with this make it difficult for us to respond with the Highland Council is to form the Kyle of Sutherland Development to consultation deadlines in a timely a strong and committed community Trust, with similar inputs from local fashion, it reduces the number of out- council. I would therefore urge mem- groups but with a wider coverage. side speakers we can invite to discuss bers of the community to seriously We wish Silvia all the best with her local issues affecting you, and increas- consider putting themselves forward new venture and look forward to the es the length of time applicants have to for the forthcoming elections. You first edition! wait for accessing funding from Beinn can find details of the nomination This last edition also coincides with Tharsuinn and Beinn nan Oighrean and election dates on page 8. <
Lighting Ardgay at Christmas – Team needed!
The last few years the and other local groups or- platform that can be raised could be discussed, too. Community Council have ganised, but also that it was or lowered to height). We For example Santa-in- put up a Christmas tree felt that having a volun- are very grateful for this the-woods was lovely, but on Ardgay Green. This has teer teetering at the top of as it will make putting required a lot of prepara- been put up and decorat- a ladder to fix these things these lights up safe and tion; Santa might be will- ed by volunteers. For 2018 in place was not really safe. (possibly!) comparatively ing to visit again if elves a team of a dozen people Also the Highland Council straight forward. can be provided. And an- assembled, the tree was have complicated the fixing And so in mid-Novem- other suggestion going the raised and toasted with of these by charging -what ber we will have a brief rounds is that we encour- mulled wine; a happy com- seems a lot of money- to meeting in Ardgay Hall age and support individ- munity event. But the last fix electrical connections if (date to be confirmed and ual houses in decorating two years, although we any are faulty. circulated) when we will in seasonal theme to give have put up the tree, we But the biggest deterrent be able to see if we have a the whole village a sense of have not put up the lamp- to putting up the lamp-post team of half a dozen who celebration... If you would post lights. lights has been the lack of are wanting to assist with like more information or This was for several rea- people to help with putting putting these lights up. have Christmas-themed sons: partly any Christmas these heavy and awkward And if there are a few peo- ideas that you would wish efforts were displaced to lights in place. For this year ple who might wish to ex- to progress please get in the very excellent Santa-in- we have the generous offer tend this to other Christ- touch with the Communi- the woods which The Hub of a cherry-picker (a railed mas themed projects this ty Council. < Andy Wright KYLE CHRONICLE The fi rst independent quarterly news magazine for the communities of the Kyle of Sutherland
COMING SOON Winter 2019
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A new CC for Ardgay & District will be formed in November Become a member of your Community Council Elections for all Highland Com- erland. Highland Council, Drum- munity Councils are due to take Nominations muie, Golspie KW10 6TA. Tel: place in Autumn 2019. This is your 24th September to 8th October 01408 635335 Mob 07747 048776, elections opportunity to work with other Wednesday 20th November or [email protected]. people to represent the views of If you are interested in becom- your community across a wide Are you eligible? ing a Community Councillor, you range of issues, from new buildings Anyone can become a CC member can nominate yourself between and roads to services and facilities, provided they are: Tuesday 24th September and and to make positive changes in Ardgay & District News come along to this event on sunday 22nd september between 10:30am and 3pm Kyle of Sutherland Communities Day Do you know what services and support groups there are for over 60s, teenagers, primary years, pre schoolers, and all those years in between? Where you can join a class, what to do in an emergency and who to contact? What do the many local groups do? All these answers and many more that provide a supportive service that residents who join us at the can be found at the Kyle of Suth- to the Kyle of Sutherland Com- event will make new connections erland Communities Day. Come munities (Ardgay & District, Cre- and can become more engaged along to this free event. There will ich and Lairg). within the community should be an information zone where you Hayley Bangs, Chairperson of they wish to, but above all know can chat to people providing ser- The Hub said, “The aim of the where and how to access some of vices/clubs and pick up details as Communities Day is to provide the many beneficial services.” to how to access them, activities a one-stop-shop to inform local If a community group that you for all ages, and light snacks and people about the services and are involved with hasn’t booked refreshments. projects that are available from a stand yet – please get in touch. The Kyle of Sutherland Hub the many different community Free Transport may be provided and the Kyle of Sutherland De- groups and support organisations from pick up points in Lairg, Cre- velopment Trust are hosting a in the area. These range from ich and Ardgay. Please contact The community event for residents of health, wellbeing and social ac- Hub for further information. < all ages on Sunday 22nd Septem- tivities - to training, volunteering ber from 10:30am to 3pm. You and job opportunities. There will Kyle of Sutherland Hub can drop in anytime during these be an information zone where South Bonar Estate hours. people can meet and find out Bonar Bridge IV24 3AQ The purpose of the partnership more about the groups and servic- ) 01863 769 170 event is to bring the community es available; and there will also be together and to showcase the dif- information about local emergen- * [email protected] ferent groups and organisations cy and resilience plans. We hope Kyle of Sutherland Hub Page 10 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News The Big Tea Party Thank you to everyone who joined us at our ‘Big Tea Party’ during the annual Kyle of Sutherland Gala Week on Sunday 18th August. The event was free, but as usual we collected donations for a local charity. Thanks to your generosi- ty we raised £106.16 in aid of the Highland Hospice in Inverness. Thank you also to our team of vol- unteers – we couldn’t do it with- out you! < Beverley Hill, Commu- nity Food Stop Project Officer The installation of the new playpark at Edderton was completed in August. Edderton has a new Playpark Kyle of Sutherland Develop- new look of the playpark which ment Trust was recently contract- had been sitting half empty for ed by Edderton Village Hall com- over a year. We are sure that the mittee to regenerate its existing local children will love playing play park. The Contracts team there for many years to come! managed the redevelopment over Thank you to our funders: Lead- the summer, and the playpark er, Beinn Tharsuinn Wind Farm, was completed in August. Ward Discretionary Fund and Cameron Warren, Chair- Balblair Distillery for helping person of the Edderton Hall this happen.” < Beth Simco, Con- committee said, “We are really tracts Officer, Kyle of Sutherland pleased with the fresh, colourful Development Trust it will be available online alongside the already published ardgay & district Community plan Publication of the Creich Locality Plan The Community Engagement The Ardgay & District Commu- team are delighted to announce nity Plan (published in December that the Creich Locality Plan has 2018) is also still available to view now been published and is avail- at the Sutherland Community Part- able to download from the Suth- nership’s website. See: http://www. erland Community Partnership’s highlandcpp.org.uk/communi- website. The plan was signed off ty-plans.html < Jodie Ross, Com- by the Creich Locality Group in munity Engagement Officer June 2019. Paper copies are also available from the Hub and from KoSDT Kyle of Sutherland Development The Barn, Drovers Trust. Local groups can now uti- Square, Ardgay lise the Plans to identify and evi- IV243DH dence community projects. ) 01863 766 190 ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 11 Ardgay & District News The importance of the Trust’s social projects KoSDT has recently been the recipient of the ‘Reducing Vulnerability in the Community’ Award In November of last year Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust applied to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and the University of Edinburgh to be part of their Food, Pover- ty and Social Exclusion research Project. Through this KoSDT were able to host a post-graduate intern, Lee McNeish, who under- took an eight-week independent research project to look at the im- pact of our work at the Commu- nity Food Stop and its associated strands. Lee spent most of June living in Bonar Bridge, during this time he interviewed many local people to get a better understand- ing of the impact of the Food Stop on the community. We were very pleased to re- ceive Lee’s independent report. It is an excellent piece of work that helps to reinforce the great work undertaken by Beverley Hill and her team. It made me very proud Lee McNeish pictured (centre) with Community Food Stop workers at a lunch to of KoSDT, the staff, and the vol- thank volunteers during National Volunteers’ week. unteers. Long may we continue to promote and develop projects that combatting loneliness of individu- have such a positive influence on Social projects such as als within our community... These our community. A copy of the re- the ‘Community Food communal activities lead to a high- port is available to download from Stop’ and ‘Keep Active er level of interaction and sense of our website. See:https://www.ky- Together’ focus also belonging to a community which leofsutherlanddevelopmenttrust. on inclusion and has a positive effect on people’s org/current-projects/food-stop- health and wellbeing. This is the and-community-cafe-shop/ combatting loneliness lifeblood of the Trust, and we are On a similar theme, we are de- within our community very proud of these projects that lighted to announce that the Ko- serve our community. SDT team were invited to attend capital developments such as Falls If anybody would like to find the Highland Third Sector Inter- of Shin, and Drovers Square and out more about the work that we face Awards at the Strathpeffer The Barn in Ardgay. However, Ko- do – please come and speak to Pavilion on Friday 6th September SDT is perhaps less well known me at the KOSDT stand at the because we received the ‘Reducing for delivering social projects such Communities Day which is being Vulnerability in the Community’ as the ‘Community Food Stop’ and held at The Hub on Sunday 22nd Award. This award means a great ‘Keep Active Together’ which fo- September.< David Watson, Trust deal to us because outwith our lo- cus not just on healthy eating and Manager, Kyle of Sutherland Devel- cal area KoSDT is known for our fitness – but also on inclusion and opment Trust Page 12 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News sharing information, co-ordinating initiatives and supporting each other’s aims Planet Sutherland: encouraging changes to help save the planet Are you worried about was great to meet folks the planet? Has fear from Dornoch and Brora paralysed you? Are you and Rosehall at the Lairg confused and frustrated meeting. We also attend- trying to sort out real ed the Kyle of Stherland and fake news? Too de- Development Trust Big pressed to do anything? Tea Party and I popped Don’t know where to over to Dornoch market start? With Arctic fires to chat with folks there. and plastic rain, what’s Given the size of Suth- the point? It’s just too erland, we can’t just have late!! one central group - it Well, that was me a would be ludicrous for us wee while back. Then all to all travel to a central one morning I woke Apple tree, Beauty of Bath variety. / betty wright point to chat on a regular up (or well… I got up, basis. Thus, what I’m hop- having been awake most of the ing is that we can form small groups night…) and decided to do some- We are working on an in all the villages who can meet reg- thing which culminated in form- apple tree planting ularly, but that we can then all sup- ing Planet Sutherland. project -Orchard Ardgay- port each other and share ideas. The group is about encourag- to encourage people Various ideas coming along ing change and supporting each to plant trees and just now are: helping the school other’s aims and ideas. Changes eat local produce garden projects; helping the Dor- may be simply about improv- noch Academy Plastic Straw Free ing recycling, about turning off Project; car and tool sharing; get- the tap, or larger project such as – Orchard Ardgay! To begin with, ting better at reducing and recy- tree planting, lobbying business we’re hoping to provide about 20 cling; sharing excess produce; and governments or … well, who trees for folks to plant in their getting more produce at the local knows where we may end up. own gardens. markets; and many more. One other significant outcome of Hopefully this apple tree pro- Sharing information is key to the group though, is that we are ject will spread to other areas. It’s the success of this group. I know all already definitely feeling less a great way to plant trees and eat that there are many initiatives al- depressed and much more happy local produce. Please do get in ready on the go – please do join about being able to do something touch if you’re interested. us and share what you’re doing. to help. At the time of writing, meet- There’s lots of information on our ings have been held in Ardgay website, where you can also join orchard ardgay project and Bonar Bridge and Lairg. It the mailing list, and if you’re on It was coincidence that started the group off in Ardgay, where a small group of us have met a few times. Upcoming meetings We’ve organised a very interesting MON 16th Sept – Lairg - Informal meeting at Lairg Learning Centre. recycling talk from the Highland SAT 22nd Sept – We will be at The Hub Community Partnership event. Council (thanks to the Ardgay & TBA - Hopefully our initial meetings in Dornoch and Brora. And per- District CC) and are working on a haps our own local Big Climate Conversation in October/November. garden apple tree planting project ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 13 Ardgay & District News Facebook, please join our group. bank of scotland will visit the village twice a week Thanks again to the, sadly demised, Energy Advice Service Team at the Banking in Bonar Bridge Kyle of Sutherland Development At last some good news to re- Trust and the Lairg & District port from the Bank of Scotland. Learning Centre for running the Its Mobile Branch will visit Bo- Carbon Literacy workshop, which nar Bridge on Tuesday 3rd and essentially instigated the formation Thursday 5th of September from of Planet Sutherland. And thanks 10 to 11:30am, and every Tues- too to all the other individuals, day and Thursday thereafter. businesses and groups who have The Bonar Bridge Village Hall supported this wee project so far. < will be open on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 1:30pm where you will Anna Patfield 10-11:30am for “Tea and Chat” have the opportunity to meet the thanks to the joint Bank of Scot- Bank of Scotland Staff, the Post land and Keep Active Together Office, Police Scotland on Crime Planet Sutherland arrangement. and security, Business Gateway www.PlanetSutherland.com On the 24th September 2019 and Citizens Advice Bureau, * [email protected] there will be an Open Day in the (CAB) and Fire and Rescue Ser- Planet Sutherland Bonar Bridge Village Hall from vices.< Michael Baird Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Protecting Salmon 01863 766 231 and Sea Trout stocks in the Kyle district since 1865 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT KYLE OF SUTHERLAND MOTs on cars and bikes, welding, tyres, FISHERIES TRUST servicing, diagnostics and much more... Thursday 26th September 2019 6.00 p.m. Trust annual general meeting Main dealer warranted servicing 6.30 p.m. Trust ordinary meeting Hours of business: Monday to Thursday 8:30 - 5:30 friday 8:30 - 4:30 saturdays by appointment only KYLE OF SUTHERLAND DISTRICT Contact us on Facebook: Ardgay Garage SALMON FISHERIES BOARD Friday 27th September 2019 9.30 a.m. Board annual meeting of qualified propietors 10.00 a.m. Board ordinary meeting Board meetings are open to the public T: 01863 766702 E: [email protected] W: www.kylefisheries.org Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries, Bank House, Ardgay, IV24 3BG Page 14 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News Ardgay Public Hall biennial auction success This year’s auction cleared a profit of £2,400, well done everyone! The next fund- raising event will be the Christmas Fair on Saturday 30th November Didn’t you do well? Thank you; to everyone who helped in anyway with the biennial auction, held back in June, in the newly redeco- rated main hall and professionally conducted by Mr Scott Chapman of Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd . This is a critical fund-raising event for the hall and your ef- forts resulted in a clear profit of £2,400. This money is a crucial contribution towards the hall’s ongoing running costs, as well as helping keep the building main- tained to present day standards and expectations. This great community response is positive encouragement to every member of the hall committee, all of whom were disappointed this summer to discover that no grants The auction was conducted by Mr Scott Chapman of Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd. were available to support the input of a professional architect to help The second date is, Saturday, them with the essential upgrad- Every user group has 30th November. Yes, you’ve guessed ing and insulation of the Ladies the automatic right to it - this year’s Christmas Fair, start- and Disabled toilets. It had been nominate one of its ing as usual at 2pm. This is anoth- hoped to complete this work – one members to represent er essential event for hall funds, but outcome of which would have been it’s also a great festive atmosphere to help reduce the hall’s carbon them in the Ardgay Hall and a chance to catch–up with folk, foot-print – prior to applying for committee so the committee look forward to renewal of the statutory Entertain- seeing you there. ments Licence next year. Howev- – although willing volunteers on The committee also hope that er, the committee are continuing the other hand…… Don’t forget, by then the car park wall reno- to try and find a timely solution to this is your hall and the AGM is vations will be complete. At the the problem. your golden opportunity to change time of writing, (16th Aug) , this the management team – any local project has been awarded a very committee members needed resident is eligible and every user generous grant of £4,686 from Speaking of next year; Time march- group has the automatic right to the E.ON Rosehall Community es on and there are two dates you nominate one of its members to Fund supported by Foundation need to mark in your diary. The represent them too – but, you only Scotland, whilst the outcome of first is, Tuesday, 29th October, the have to attend the AGM to com- an application to the Ardgay Be- date of this year’s AGM. It will start ment on what has been done in the inn Tharsuinn Fund via the Com- at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome and past and participate in planning for munity Council, for the final piece no-one will be press-ganged into the future, and you would be made of financial support, is awaited. doing anything they don’t want to welcome if you did so. < Rhonwen Copley, Secretary ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 15 Ardgay & District News the large living / dining area has full length windows to enjoy the scenery and garden New extension for the Bradbury Centre The Bradbury Centre come along and see the Music & Movement great fun with clients re- reopened on the 10th of new improved centre; we classes, Flower arranging, living their youth cycling June on completion of were delighted with the cooking displays, crotch- around Cherry Grove. the new extension. The turnout and all the lovely et lessons, Lairg learning Some of our members work of the Bradbury comments. centre making teddies visited the Kyle of Suther- was able to continue The last couple of and other items from re- land Hub where they had during the 18 week build months have been very cycled materials, also a a lovely morning making with everyone relocating busy at the centre with visit from Highland Cycle door plaques with the to Invershin hall for the musical entertainment, Ability Centre which was children. The first of our last 11 weeks. Seagull Cruise trips down The centre now has the Caledonian Canal a large living/dining took place on the 15th of area with beautiful full August, the weather was length windows where pleasant with the rain clients can sit and enjoy staying away. the scenery and garden. The centre is now of a The extra space allows size that it can be hired clients to continue with for functions such as their activities without small weddings, par- staff having to rearrange Cycling around ties, etc... We hope to furniture in order to set Cherry Grove. have fundraising evening tables for lunch. events throughout the We held a welcoming The Bradbury Centre ) 01863 766 772 winter making use of our afternoon tea to give the www.bradburycentre.co.uk new improved facility. < community a chance to * [email protected] Lorraine Askew, Manager Page 16 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News It will provide energy and fuel poverty advice to Sutherland & Caithness residents. New Energy Advice Project at CAB East & Central Sutherland CAB via Home Energy Scotland. For have been successful in their bid many people, understanding their to Scottish & Southern Electricity energy bill and also looking into Networks and have now appoint- the best tariffs for their needs is a ed an adviser to provide special- difficult and time consuming topic ised energy and fuel poverty ad- and the CAB energy adviser is here vice to Sutherland & Caithness to help with these and any other residents. This project will run energy issues. for 1 year, up until May 2020. If you have any questions about Fuel poverty is a major issue any energy issues, please contact in Sutherland & Caithness due to the East and Central Sutherland high energy costs, the lack of mains Citizens Advice Bureau on 01408 gas and many households having 633000 or email us on advice@ to rely on electric heating. High ecscab.org.uk and ask to speak to < fuel costs can mean that many cli- Our new energy adviser, Pat Sproul. the energy adviser. ents have to choose between heat- ing their home or buying food (of- providers, identifying additional ten referred to as ‘heat or eat’). sources of help with energy costs, East & Central Sutherland The CAB energy adviser will as- advising on how to use heating Citizens Advice Bureau. sist clients by checking energy bills more efficiently and helping clients ) 01408 633 000 and tariffs, liaising with energy access energy efficiency grants e.g. * [email protected] This year’s Highland Ar- chaeology Festival takes place 28th September to 18th October. There are over 100 events and special Highland Archaeology exhibitions taking place throughout the Highlands, Festival 2019 offered by a variety of groups and individuals. Some local events which might be of interest: l A guided walk to two Strath Brora townships on 29th September l A guided walk up Dun Creich on the 1st of October Dun Creich l Drop in mornings at Golspie Heritage Centre l A display about the and Research conference gy Festival website www. on the 1st, 8th and 15th 150th anniversary of will take place on 12th & highlandarchaeology- October Lairg Station at Ferrycroft 13th October in Inverness. festival.org, or the HAF l A guided visit to Dun- Museum For details of these and brochures available at li- robin Castle Museum on l The annual Recent Ar- other events, check out braries, museums, service the 8th of October chaeological Discoveries the Highland Archaeolo- points etc. < Susan Kruse ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 17 Ardgay & District News Pond dipping Clay Pigeon Shoot Earth Time Space Hopper race Duck race Raft Race Pet show Kyle of Sutherland Gala Week 2019 A small committee of 7 have managed to successfully pull off another great Gala Week The Gala Week started on Saturday route! Other highlights were Fami- delighted with their prize money. 10th August with the Flower and ly Bingo, Book Bug and Junior Jig- Saturday night saw the popular Pub Veg show followed by the crowning. saw at Bonar Bridge Library, Flower Quiz at the Invershin Hotel where 10 Last year’s Queen, Stephanie Davies, Festival, Pet Show, Bug Hunt, Soup teams took part. crowned the 2019 Queen Samantha and Sweet, Kids Film, Clay Pigeon The committee would like to thank MacKay who was supported by her Shoot, Earth time, Darts and the Big all the local groups who organised attendants Lilly, Cameron & David. Tea Party. The committee brought an event during Gala Week, it really The popular raft race took place back a firm favourite, Wheelbarrow makes the programme the success it is on Sunday. The Car Treasur- race for adults and Space and provides a large variety of events. er hunt run by B-BIG had 20 Hopper race for kids. The There were over 25 raffle prizes drawn cars taking part. The Kyle of Invershin Hall’s Annu- after the Pub Quiz, a huge thank you Sutherland Joggers hosted a al Duck Race started to all the companies and people who great 5K fun run and 1 mile, with Duck crafts in the generously donated a prize. with 22 walkers and runners hall where the children We are always looking for new completing the 5K and 10 made duck bunting and members to join the Gala committee, doing the 1 mile, including duck flags. The duck please get in touch via our Facebook the youngest at 3 years race this year had 6 page if you wish to join, you would be old completing the 1 mile winners who were made very welcome. < Elissa Steven Page 18 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News GLEDFIELD 1954. ‘The Big Room’. From left to right: Mr Roddy (Culeave), Lily MacKenzie, Douglas Ross (Ivy Cottage), Scott Mackenzie (head teacher) Back row: Jock Campbell (Dounie), MacRae (Bank house). Front Row: Anne Ross (Reay House), Heckie Jack (Invercharron), Bobby Morrison (Gledfield Farm), Pam MacDonald, Nellie Jack (Invercharron), Anne MacDonald Alistair -Star- Matheson (Dounie), Second row: Dickie Ross (Carron Cottage), Anita Ross (Invercharron) / © lily byron Schools of past times Around sixty years ago, there were four primary schools in the district commonly known until 1975 as Kincardine Parish: Gledfield, Culrain, Croick, and Achnahannet. GLEDFIELD 1935. Maybe someone will recognise these pupils? / © donald brown ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 19 Ardgay & District News Miss Bruce legacy at the Highland Museum of Childhood The Highland Museum of Childhood is located in the old railway station in Strathpeffer. When Miss Mary Bruce (former teacher at Achna- hannet and Croick Primary schools) passed away, the Museum was given most of her teaching items including books and teaching aids, memos, letters and photos. It is a great collection showing Mary’s life in teaching, which was put together CROICK 1974. From left to right: Robert Moffat (Croick), David Campbell (Gruinards), in an exhibition back in 2013. Marcus Munro (Alladale), Sandra Munro (Corvost), Ian Campbell (Gruinards), Miss Mary M Bruce (teacher). The school closed in 1976. / © highland museum of childhood The schools were built in the 19th century (Gledfield school opened in 1875), probably part of the exten- sive programme of school building undertaken after the Education Act 1872 which made primary education universal and mandatory in Scotland. The four “new” public schools were Gledfield: with accommoda- tion for 110 pupils and annual grant of £53, 6s. 6d. in 1881; Culrain: 50 pupils and a grant of £31, 0s. 6d.; Achnahannet: 40 pupils and a grant of £36, 11s. 6d.; and Croick: 35 pupils and a grant of £66, 3s. 6d, as reported in Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-84). Nowadays only Gledfield is used as a school, with 27 pupils on the roll last year, while most other buildings have been converted into houses. The importance of local primary schools in rural areas has been thor- CROICK 1974. Back row from left to right: Ian Campbell, Robert Moffat, Davie Camp- oughly researched, as this is such a bell. Front row: Marcus Munro and Miss Bruce / © highland museum of childhood contentious policy issue, addressed 8 Page 20 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News GLEDFIELD 1953. Back row left to right: Lindsay Munro (Dounie), Douglas Ross (Ivy Cottage), Scott Macrae (Bank (Balnabruiach), Sandy Fraser (Ardgay Hill), Alistair Matheson house), Roddie Mackenzie (head teacher). Third row: Morris -Star- (Dounie), Bobby Morrison (Gledfield Farm), Hecky Jack Macleod, Heather Munro (Balnabruaich), Joanie Matheson (Invercharron), Donald Macrae (Bank house), Billy Fraser (In- (Corvost), Ann Ross (Reay House), Anita Ross (Invercharron), vercharron), Alistair Brooke (Midfearn). Next row: Flora Mack- Pam MacDonald, Ann MacDonald (Carron Cottage), Nelly Jack ay (teacher) from Culrain, Ian Dunbar, Dickie Ross (Culeave), (Invercharron), Marion Mackenzie (School house), Elizabeth Callum Macrae (Ardgay Hill), Lily MacKenzie, Frankie Mackay Jack (Invercharron), Irene Meiklejohn, ? Very front row: ?, (Ardgay Hill), Ishbel Munro (Balnabruaich), Jock Campbell George Paavola, Jackie Matheson (Corvost) / © lily byron 8 most recently in the Schools Con- sultation (Scotland) Act 2010. The financial pressure on local councils given the high per capita costs of run- ning small schools is the main reason for their closure, while the contribu- tions that they make in maintaining rural community vibrancy is one of the arguments for retaining them. What can hardly be disputed is the importance of schools anywhere, but particularly in rural areas, in the creation and nurturing of collective memories, which in turn reinforce people’s sense of identity and their belonging to a place. A shared histo- ry, transmitted between generations and imparted from local to incomer, is a fundamental part of establishing and strengthening social relations. ACHNAHANNET 1954. Elma wemyss (second from right) and Miss Bruce (teacher) < Silvia Muras are the only persons we can name on this photo. / © highland museum of childhood ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 21 Ardgay & District News croick 1969. From left to right, back row: John Moffat, John Munro, James Forsyth, Mrs Molly MacDonald (teacher), Brian Ross. Next row: Derek Matheson, John Matheson, Edmund Sloggie, Iain Holden, Ram- say Holden, Fiona Holden. Front row: Robert Moffat, Mark Sloggie, Alison Holden, Morven Munro, Grace Munro, Wendy Munro, Ileen Munro. The teacher Mrs Molly MadDonald was married to Willie MacDonald of Amat. / © morven macleod HIRES l SALES l SERVICE l REPAIRS 0754307543 466466 699699 Ardgay Stores & Highland Café OPENING TIMES: Thur 7:30am-8pm Mon 7:30am-8:00pm Fri 7:30am-8:00pm Tues 7:30am-8:00pm Sat 8:00am-8:00pm Wed 7:30am-8:00pm Sun 8:30-6:30pm Note that the café will close 1 hour before the shop Page 22 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News Bridget & Elly: “We have been using the Gym for 18 months and feel fitter and more ener- gised. It’s brilliant for mind and body. There is a relaxed atmos- phere and plenty of variety. The staff are very friendly.” Carol: “I have been coming to the Gym since it opened in 2017. The staff are all friendly and Angela: “I have been using the helpful, it’s never too crowded, is gym for 2 years. My joint mobil- clean and the views are fantas- ity has improved, and I feel free tic. The Gym has benefitted me to do my own level of exercise. through improving my strength No one bothers about what you and tone, it has mental health wear, I come with a friend and benefits and I can still exercise on my own, but you meet other when the weather is really bad.” people there.” Regular exercise will improve your health and it is a great place to meet new people Physical activity for over 60s Why is physical activity heart disease, diabetes, adults can stay healthier here. Starting from Fri- so important for those certain forms of cancer, longer. But that’s not all, day 13th September we over 60s? There is plenty and it can reduce pain there is the social side will be holding a weekly of research proving links associated with arthritis. too, and here at the Hub, supervised Gym session between physical activity It can also aid rehabili- we have a fantastic com- with Emma our support- in older age to a reduc- tation. A strengthening munity Gym to support ive, friendly and very tion in many debilitating of muscles prevents falls, an active and socially knowledgeable Gym conditions and illnesses. and bone density deals inclusive life for those buddy from 11-12. You An active lifestyle is espe- with osteoporosis. over 60s. We have many can come along for a try cially important for sen- By improving bal- older people using the out, just have a chat and ior health because regular ance, flexibility, endur- Gym, and some of them see how you feel, and if exercise can help prevent ance, and strength, older are sharing their story you want to take it fur- ther we can book you in Ed: “I have met more people from the The exercise regime has reduced my for a personal induction. community since I have been using the insulin dependency down to an almost For more information Hub. I haven’t done any exercise for 20 negligible level, and my blood/sugar please contact info@ky- years, and in my 70th year I have lost level to 51. The doctors and diabetic leofsutherland.com or four stones and got myself reasonably nurses in my medical practice cannot 01863 769 170. Alterna- fit. This gave me the incentive to run a believe the improvement in my blood/ tively you can message us marathon. I am an insulin dependent sugar levels and consequently my diabetic. When I joined the Hub Gym, overall health. I have not felt this fit on Facebook or just pop my blood/sugar level was 71. and healthy for many, many years.” in for a chat anytime. < Debbie Stainke ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 23 Ardgay & District News ties for local people to take part in The Reds Return! the project – by keeping the feeders topped up with nuts (always a good Red squirrels to be released in the Ledmore & Migdale chance to see a squirrel!), by joining woodlands throughout October and November. one of our guided walks and moni- toring days, or by reporting sightings The red squirrel is one of our red squirrel habitat and so, in part- and feeding sign – this is extremely most characteristic native mam- nership with The Woodland Trust, useful as it helps us to monitor how mals – an iconic inhabitant of the 20 squirrels will be released at Led- the squirrels are getting on. If you woodlands that it helps to propa- more and Migdale throughout Oc- are interested in volunteering, please gate as it goes about its business tober and November. After a health contact Ross Watson on RossWat- of collecting nuts and seeds. Sadly, check they will be placed in special- [email protected]. despite once being present across ly-built nest boxes, lined with hay We’re very excited about Led- most of the UK, its numbers have for warmth and provisioned with more and Migdale becoming a key been decimated by habitat loss and apple and peanuts. Once at the re- step in helping to secure the future the introduction of the non-native lease site, the boxes will be secured of our red squirrels. The next time grey squirrel. Scotland is the reds’ to trees and the exit holes stuffed you take a walk to the loch, keep a last remaining stronghold, but the with moss, to allow the squirrels lookout for a bushy tail and a pair species is still missing from much to leave when ready. Supplementa- of tufty red ears! of its former range. ry food will be provided for sever- If you see a red squirrel, please Since 2016 Trees for Life has al months, to give the squirrels an let us know: visit scottishsquirrels. been creating new populations of easy food supply whilst they settle org.uk to log your sighting. Thank red squirrels throughout the north- into their new surroundings. you. < Becky Priestley, Red Squirrel west Highlands – carefully captur- There will be lots of opportuni- Project Manager, Trees for Life ing reds from areas where there are healthy populations and mov- ing them to suitable forests in the northwest where they can thrive, free from the threat of greys and the devastating disease that they carry, Squirrel pox. The charity has creat- ed seven new populations so far and all are flourishing and expanding throughout the available habitat. translocation programme We are now beginning the second phase of our red squirrel translo- cations and are turning our sights northwards. Red squirrels are al- ready present not far away – there has been a fantastic spread from Roy Dennis’ 2011/12 releases at Alladale, Amat and Croick. We now want to bolster the genetic diversity of this population to ensure its health long- term, and to begin colonisation to the east, beginning with Spinning- dale and continuing with another release at Loch Fleet in 2020. These woodlands provide perfect Page 24 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News obituary Leila Wood Be Still My Soul When Dearest Friends Depart inter has come ear- quiet at last in a deeply rural ly for me this year community. Still Leila man- Wand I can feel the aged to rush headlong into gloom descending.One day at running the local Post Office in a time is the message I have Altass out of the church vestry adopted. Before the gloom I in which we lived. was bathing in a perpetual So what was she really like? ray of sunshine since meeting An avid gardener turning a Leila on a dusty road in Cen- barren chunk of land into tral Finland on August 5th, an oasis of flowers, fruit and 1969 at around 5:10pm. Her vegetables. She loved animals cancer finally took her away and apart from supporting on July 15th, 2019. She was several charities we’ve had a great survivor carrying this two springer spaniels from illness since 1998. Munlochy and two cats from Leila always wanted to be a Bonar Bridge. The Supervet doctor but her parents couldn’t was a constant watch on tele- afford the costs of sending her to vision, even the regular repeats. She Medical School. More’s the pity as After coming to Scotland liked to read Penelope Lively, Hel- she had a huge compassion for peo- looking for peace and en Dunmore, Colin Thubron and ple and gave generously to Mercy quiet, still Leila managed listened to Delius, Bax, Moeran, Ships and Marie Curie. A dedicated Sibelius and Ravel. Favourite films nurse trained in Kuopio, Finland, in to rush headlong included Dr. Zhivago, Dead Poets the mid 60s she moved to Stockholm into running the local Society, Life of Pi, La Vie en Rose and worked as a nurse anaesthetist. Post Office in Altass and Pan’s Labyrynth. After moving to England she did a Leila liked to travel and we man- further 7 months training at St Bart- was a handful at the best of times but aged to visit Italy, France, Spain, holomew’s Hospital in London and her character was always to be calm Greece and our last holiday was to became a State Registered on Sep- and considerate. He is severely dys- Iceland. We knew this was to be tember 6th, 1971 and went straight to lexic but has managed to overcome our last trip together as Leila was work as a Sister on general wards. the worst issues of his condition. He’s on the slow fatal downward trajec- We moved to Southampton in now 43 and has had two children tory. To watch such a gentle person 1972 and Leila continued in theatre with his partner Niki. We returned diminish was a cruel fate indeed. nursing. Eyes, neurology and gy- to England permanently in 1980. I It’s hard to explain why Leila rarely naecology. We moved to Helsinki in continued to work in the music busi- complained about her illness. She 1974 and in 1976 were suddenly of- ness and Leila went to work in the just took it on the chin and lived fered an adopted child as two ectopic operating theatres at Luton & Dun- for the day! pregnancies prevented us having our stable Hospital followed by a stint As long as the earth is round and own children. We both had to leave at Vauxhall Motors Occupational boundless we will remember you / our work and move back to England Health Department and finally ran As long as grasses grow we will re- to go through the adoption process. a similar department at Luton Air- member you / As long as there’s cool Leila had to remain for 6 months port. However the stress took its toll deep water we will remember you / and I went back to Finland after six and we decided to move to Scotland As long as birds ascend and descend weeks. Leila worked part time as a and it was without doubt the best we will always remember you. < nurse as well as bringing up Alex. He decision we ever made. Peace and John Wood ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 25 Ardgay & District News Sutherland Care Forum Looking for volunteers and Trustees. New re- ferrals for our services are always welcome. Sutherland Care Fo- don’t need to commit to rum continue their vis- make yourselves available its to the Kyle of Suth- every day, or even every erland area providing week but it would be Foot care and advice in great to have some new the Bradbury Centre helpers who could join and also visiting in cli- our team. Travel expens- ent’s own homes by ar- es for undertaking this rangement by contact- work will be reimbursed. Bench donated to Migdale Hospital ing Tracey Campbell. Or, are you someone A large three-seater has been donated by John The Friends at Home who likes to stay at home Wood to Migdale Hospital for all the care given to service and Home from but would like to help in Leila Wood whilst she spent the last days of her life Hospital services are some way? Why not think under their watch. Pictured here, the team of nurses also busy helping clients about becoming a Trustee sitting on the bench in the upstairs garden. < in the area through vis- and bring new ideas to our its and phonecalls, run Forum team. Perhaps you by Isobel Murray and are good with figures and her team of volunteers. would like to help with These services cannot our finances. We are pres- run without the mas- ently seeking a new Treas- sive help given by our urer and/or help with the NEW SEASON fantastic volunteers, but book-keeping. Perhaps starting Friday 27th September as is normal in all char- you are someone who is good with fundraising ideas and completing We couldn’t run funding applications. If the services so, we would love to hear without our great from you. team of volunteers, Referrals for our ser- would you like to vices are always wel- be one of them? come. If you, or someone you know, would benefit 2nd & 4th Friday of the month from help with footcare, BONAR BRIDGE HALL - 7:30 PM ity organisations volun- visits or telephone calls teers are short in supply. or help getting to shops Please give some thought and appointments then MBERSH to see if you could as- please, contact us. E I M P sist, even in offering to For more infor- only make a phonecall once mation on any of the or twice a week to check above pop into our of- £15year on someone, or occasion- fice Craig House, Main G ally be available to take St, Golspie KW10 6TG a client to a medical ap- or on 01408 634171. < pointment in the Health Isobel Murray, Service F ee & all welcome Centre, Migdale or even Manager Sutherland Care down to Raigmore. You Forum SCIO Kyle£2 ofRefreshments Sutherland Cinema Club Email [email protected] to receive the programme or get a printed copy for 50p at the Kyle Bakery Page 26 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Ardgay & District News How to apply for Community Awards Small projects projects under under £250 £2,000 The Beinn nan Oighrean Windfarm Awards The Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm l Go to Ardgay & District CC website: Community Benefit Fund www.ardgayanddistrictcommunitycouncil.org. l Go to http://ardgayanddistrictcommunitycouncil. uk where you can find full details and download org.uk to download the guidelines and the application form. application form. l Send your completed application form to l Send your completed application form to secretary@ardgayanddistrictcommunitycouncil. [email protected] and to secretary@ org.uk ardgayanddistrictcommunitycouncil.org.uk l Next deadline: 7 October 2019 l Next deadline: 7 October 2019 between £2,000 between £2,000 and £10,000+ and £25,000+ SSE Achany Community Fund E.ON Rosehall Community Fund l Visit the fund’s page http://sse.com/communi- l Foundation Scotland administers E.ON Rosehall ties/fundlocations/achany/ for more info and to Community Fund. Visit https://www.foundation- download the application form. Please note that scotland.org.uk/programmes/eon-rosehall.aspx for there are two different forms: £2,000-£10,000 and details. You can apply online or download the ap- £10,000+. plication forms (£2,000-£25,000 and £25,000+). l Complete and return to fiona.morrison@sse. l Alternatively, you can contact Eilidh Gunn by email com or by Royal Mail to: Fiona Morrison, Corporate [email protected] or call 07801 530 Affairs, SSE, 10 Henderson Road, Inverness, IV1 1SN 218 if you require any further information or advice. l Next deadline: 31 October 2019 l Next deadline: 31 October 2019 HOST’s Rosehall tea party The event on Saturday providers. Also welcomed 17th August was attended at the event were Emily by HOST members and Gibson and Paul Barry local residents and was a and their three children great chance to blether. who only moved to Rose- Host’s newest members, hall in the last two weeks Michelle and Terry Sands but are really keen to be from Lochview B&B involved in local commu- in Lairg, who had only nity events. Chairman joined two days previ- Ashley Smith said “We Tracey Smith (Secretary), Ash Smith (Chairman) and Sarah Orrell (Treasurer ) of Heart Of Sutherland Tourism (HOST). ously, came along to meet were really pleased with with other members and the turn out for the event, fle we raised £166, which 2020 season to promote gain some helpful hints and everyone seemed is being used to help fund both the local area and on running a B&B from to enjoy the afternoon. the design and printing of businesses located there fellow accommodation Through the tea and raf- a tourism leaflet for the to visitors”. < ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 27 Gearrchoille Community Wood The Hub organised a pond dipping session with Ian Paterson during the Gala Week. The water level in the pond Volunteers working has remained high. on the footpaths. Healthy recovery for the Gearrchoille’s pond Volunteers have also been busy working on the paths and maintaining the signs and benches. The wetter weather throughout – which unfortunately included the Woodland Trust have for the this summer has ensured that the the removal of one of the wood- woodland and wondered wheth- water level in the pond has re- en picnic benches which was be- er we should be more active with mained high, which has given the yond repair. What we didn’t no- management in the Gearrchoille. pond beasties a chance to recover tice when we were dismantling So I re-read our Environmental from the drought and mud clear- the bench was a pile of dog poo Audit document and was assured ing of 2018. The extent of the re- which got over the clothes of one that the Gearrchoille is already a covery was demonstrated during of our volunteers. Not very pleas- very special ecosystem and our the recent Gala Week when Ian ant and totally unnecessary. main task is as custodians of what Paterson of Go Wild Highlands led is already there. Look forward to a pond dipping session. Great to agm & woodland management seeing red squirrels at Migdale! see folks exploring the woodland. We welcomed a few new mem- < Betty Wright Our volunteers have been con- bers at our AGM at the Hub when tinuing work on the boardwalk, Ross Watson delivered a most in- gearrchoillecommunitywoodardgay.org.uk in addition to keeping the paths teresting talk about Ledmore & *[email protected] clear and routine maintenance of Migdale Woods. I was most im- )01863755316 the signs and benches in the wood pressed by the long term plans Gearrchoille Community Wood Page 28 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter What’s on in the area Christmas Fairs & Markets Local arts, craft & produce to find unique Christmas presents and delicious seasonal treats ardgay public hall - from 2 pm edderton hall, 6 - 9pm 30 Ardgay Christmas Fair 13 Edderton Christmas Fayre nov. dec. From 2 pm. Come along to our traditional In Aid of Edderton Kids Club. Craft stalls, Christmas Fair: Carols, Santa’s Grotto, Raffle, Tea/coffee & cakes, mulled wine, raffle and carol sing- Various Stalls, Teas, Coffee & Scones. ing by Edderton Drama Club Cast. various venues, dornoch 7 lairg community hall, 12 -4pm St Andrew’s Fair 23 Lairg Winterfest dec. nov. All the shops and restaurants take part in this You can expect a huge welcome and a wide event and Dornoch has a real Christmas buzz. The So- choice of stalls to browse and look for Christmas cial Club hosts the Christmas Bazaar from 10am - 4pm. goodies. Meet Santa and his elves and join in a whole Santa arrives at 1pm and is in his grotto until 3pm. range of activities for all the family. from until various venues, dornoch the hub, south bonar, 10:30am - 3pm 22 25 28 Dornoch Whisky Communities Day Festival sep. oct. oct. A one stop shop day of information giving and activities, so residents and other groups are more The Festival offers a relaxing week- aware and engaged in services on offer. Open to all end of whisky related activities. community groups and organisations that provide a Masterclasses, tasting sessions, a supportive service to the Kyle of Sutherland Communi- sensory evening, music, VIP dinners... ties. More info: http://www.kyleofsutherland.com To view the full list of events visit and to purchase tickets visit https:// www.dornochwhiskyfestival.com Meadow park, dornoch 5 Dornoch Bonfire Night nov. From 6:30pm at the Square (torches £2 each). Piper led torch lit procession leaves the Square 7pm and the firework display will start ardgay public hall - 8 pm between 7:15 - 7:30pm (weather dependent). Home- 9 made soups and snacks for sale. Sparklers available. Trail West nov. Donations for entry. With strong links to the Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist, the music and culture that they were raised in remains a pure and refreshing trademark in the sound of Trail West. With Support from Northbound Ceilidh Band. Organised by Fèis Chataib. Tickets £15 / Concession £12. Doors open at 8 pm. BYOB ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 29 What’s on in the area Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 From 28th September to 18th October For more info and full programme visit www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org - 07788 835 466 10:00am - 12:30PM - creich 1 Dun Creich walk oct. A walk up to Dun Creich to see the Iron Age dun and remains of the medieval castle. Free / Donations welcome. Meet at Creich Cemetery car park. Bookings to: Historylinks Museum & NoSAS. Phone 07833920532 / [email protected] 1:00pm - 4:00PM - nigg pier car park 4 Wartime Remains at the 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - tain oct. North Sutor and Nigg 3 Tain’s Gruesome Join Allan Kilpatrick of HES for a tour of the wartime de- oct. fences on the North Sutor, and if time permits, at Nigg Past walk Battery. Free/donations welcome. Bookings: ARCH. A walk round Tain with Jason Ubych fea- Phone 07788 835 466 / [email protected] turing the scenes of some of the events and stories from Tain’s gory past includ- ing ghosts, fairies, angels, witches, duels, 10:00am - 4:00PM - creich hangings and other grisly punishments. 5 Edderton Church open day Free/donations welcome. Bookings: Tain & District Museum / 01862 894 089 / [email protected] oct. Visit the 18th century church, walk around the graveyard and see the Pictish stone. Free/donations 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - dunrobin castle welcome. Edderton Old Church Preservation Trust. Phone 01862 821 325 / [email protected]. Old Kincar- 8 A guided visit to Dunrobin dine Church open day. From 11:30am to 4pm. Free/do- oct. nations welcome. Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Society. Castle Museum Join Susan Kruse of ARCH for a guided visit to the won- derful museum in the grounds of Dunrobin Castle which 2:00Pm - 4:00PM - Nigg includes an important collection of prehistoric finds 14 Nigg Old Church and Pictish stones. Bookings essential to: ARCH. Phone 07788 835 466. Email [email protected] oct. Information on the church and the Pictish Nigg cross slab, plus an exhibi- 7:30 PM - 9 pm tion of local photographs and maps. Free/ donations elcome. Nigg Old Trust. Phone 4 Medieval Burials 01862 851 212 / [email protected] oct. at Portmahomack Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack. £4. In the 7:30PM - old kincardine church late medieval period a very tall man was 15 Round table discussion killed by a blade injury and buried with oct. four skulls surrounding his head. Cecily Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Society with Spall from The Tarbat Discovery burial Bonar Bridge History Group. You are invited to bring project will describe the results to date, information, pictures and to exchange ideas. which will include a facial reconstruction. Page 30 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Adult Clubs & Societies Ardgay Scottish Kyle of Sutherland Country Dancing Cinema Club Club Bonar Bridge Hall, 7:30 pm. From Tuesday 1st October. Film nights every 2nd and 4th Ardgay Badminton Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in Kyle of Sutherland Friday of the month starting Club Ardgay Public Hall. £2. Whist Club on Friday 27th September. Contact: David Hannah Free admission / £2 Refresh- At Ardgay Public Hall. ) 01863 766 061 Wednesdays 7:30 pm, Bonar ments. Send a message to re- ADULTS: THURSDAY [email protected] Bridge Hall. Admission £2 ceive a programme. Contact: evenings, 8 - 10pm, starting including tea. Silvia Facebook: Kyle of on 3rd October. £2/session Ardgay & Culrain 18 SEPT: Friends of Rose- Sutherland Cinema Club JUNIORS: (P4 upwards) hall Church. 25 SEPT: ) SWI 01863 766 690 THURSDAY evenings, 7-8pm. Bonar Bridge Christmas [email protected] £1/session. If there are suffi- All ages welcome. SWI Party. 2 oct: Bonar Bridge cient juniors, we hope to have meetings on the 3rd Tuesday OAP Fund. 9 oct: B-BIG Kyle of Sutherland a return visit from a Badmin- each month. Ardgay Public Group. 16 oct: Bonar Heritage Society ton Scotland coach in late Hall 7:30 pm. Bridge Indoor Bowling October/early November. Contact: Mrs Gillian Glennie Club. 23 oct: Kyle of With Bonar Bridge History New players always welcome. ) 01863 766 674 Sutherland Flower & Veg Group. Tuesdays 7:30 pm at Contact Patricia Hannah Show. 30 oct: Bonar the Heritage Centre, Ardgay. ) 01863 766 061 Bonar Bridge Bridge/Ardgay Golf Club. Contact: Valerie wednesday mornings, Ardgay Golf Club 6 NOV: Bonar Bridge Par- Mackenzie-Harris 10am - 12pm, organised by ents’ Council. 13 NOV: 1st ) 01863 766 700 Keep Active Together Market Stance, Migdale KoS Guiding Unit. 20 NOV: ) 01863 766 702 Road, Bonar Bridge. Rosehall School. 27 NOV: Kyle of Sutherland ) Bonar Bridge Christmas 01863 766 199 Joggers Kyle of Sutherland Lights. 4 DEC: Ardgay Scottish Country Dancers. Facebook page: Kyle of Growing Group Edderton & District Gardening Club 11 DEC: Bradbury Centre. Sutherland Joggers Meetings last Monday of Contact: Rosemary Logan Contact: the month at Invershin Hall Starts on Monday 2nd Sep- ) 01549 421 282 Elissa ) 07743 228 661 from 7-9 pm. All aspects of tember, at 7:30 pm in Edder- Naomi ) 07818 482 341 growing fruit, vegetables ton Community Hall. Members Sutherland Catriona ) 07929 886 105 and flowers, including gar- come from a wide area around Walkers Club dening for wildlife. Edderton, Ardgay, Bonar Pilates 30TH SEPT: Preparing Bridge and Dornoch, and new We meet the 4th Sunday of plants for overwintering members are always wel- the month, all year round. Bonar Bridge Hall, Mondays 28TH OCT: Pruning come. Meetings are held on sun 22 september Loch 10-11 am. Contact: Moira de-mystified the first Monday of the month Fiag. 16km / 10 miles, linear. Chisholm 25TH NOV: Garden Quiz. from September to December, Leader: Annette Parrott: ) 01862 810 786 Social and seed swap. and February to May, with a 01549 402 095. The walk Contact: Jean varied programme of speakers starts at Fiag Bridge at Creich & Kincardine ) and workshops. During the 10:00. Contact the Walk 01863 760 190 Art Group October meeting we will be Leader the day before the Tai Chi focussing on vegetables, with walk to confirm that it is Meets in Bonar Bridge Hall a question and answer session taking place. tearoom on Wednesdays Ardgay Public Hall. led by Pippa Tran. Contact: Contact: David Hannah from 10 am to 3 pm. Monday 2:30 pm £2 Patricia ) 01863 766 061 ) 01863 766 061 All welcome. Contact: Angela Facebook: Edderton & Facebook: Sutherland Contact: Doreen Bruce ) 01549 421 336 District Gardening Club Walkers Group ) 01863 766 852 ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 31 Children & Young people Gledfield Primary School new starts Nursery had 3 new starts this term and we will be joining Ms.Rannie and her P4 -7 class for the daily mile everyday. children’s art p1 starts We are delighted to welcome our new COMPETITION Primary 1 pupils Brodie, Seraphina and Vinnie. Best name + best artwork wins! We are preparing a quarterly news magazine for the communities of the Kyle of Sutherland. Pupils from local Primary Schools will be creating their own pages and we need a name for the children’s section! Can you find a name? Can you create the artwork? First prize wins a fabulous art box! summer trip The Nursery had a fabulous day OrganiSed by when they joined the whole school for their summer kyle chronicle trip to Landmark on the 27th May. Page 32 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Churches Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep ack in May it was the the privilege to be invited many things aren’t as we future, we have to find 100th anniversary of to spend time with people remember them when we something or someone to Bthe birth of Pete See- who are going through all were younger. trust. We can trust in our- ger. For those unfamiliar manner of difficult and There are many things selves and our own ability with the work of this Amer- sad times as well as joyful going on around us that to overcome whatever life ican folk singer/songwriter and pleasant ones. Peo- seem very much out of kil- throws at us. We can trust and social activist, one of ple who are doing most of ter with how they should in ‘someone else’ to sort his best known songs, writ- the things that the writer be in a fair and just world. things out on our behalf. ten in the sixties, ‘Turn! of Ecclesiastes mentions It’s sometimes tempting to Or we can trust in a power Turn! Turn!’ was made (though perhaps not so believe that things are get- beyond ourselves, a pow- popular by many singers many who’re actively wag- ting steadily worse and in er that I would refer to as and groups including: The ing war). spite of all our prayers, God God, but which others may Byrds, Judy Collins and There are times in all either isn’t listening or has perceive in a variety of dif- The Seekers. What’s fas- our lives when, to put it given up on us completely. ferent ways. If it’s a power cinating for me about this mildly, things aren’t going But of course there’s noth- that brings out the best in song is that, apart from the well. Sickness and accident ing new in any of this. The people, that stirs people beginning of each verse serve to remind us just book of Psalms provides us to come to the assistance and a single line at the end, how fragile is our health with ample evidence that of others who’re in need, it’s more or less a verbatim and that of those that we people have felt like this for that’s so often in evidence quote from Ecclesiastes love. Uninvited change at least the last 3500 years. in times of disaster and 3:1-8. ‘There is a time for … can serve to remind us Dipping into the Psalms which provides comfort to everything under Heaven’. just how fragile our home we hear anger, frustration those who’re suffering or That passage from Ec- and family life and all that and pleading (as well as in pain then I don’t mind clesiastes is quite often we’ve taken for granted in the whole gamut of positiv- what it is called, I just read at funerals. One of the the world around us are. ity, joy, praise and thanks- thank God for it.< Revd reasons for its popularity Many of us aren’t in our giving). James Currall, Episcopal is that this passage deals first flush of youth and we In these days of uncer- Priest in Charge of Dornoch, with the concerns and can’t manage all that we tainty, when many people Tain, Brora and Lairg (and a matters of everyday life: used to be able to do, and have anxieties about the handful of other places) birth, death, planting, har- vesting, healing, weeping, SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCh laughing, mourning, danc- ing, keeping, throwing l Website: www.episcopaldornochtain.org l Priest in Charge: Rev James Currall away, loving, hating, war 01862 881 737 and peace. It doesn’t shy away from the less desir- able ones, finding a bonar bridge & lairg free church place for each. In l Website: www.bonarandlairg.org my role in min- l Elder: John Mann istry, I have 01863 766 472 kyle of sutherland churches Pete Seeger, l Website: www.kyleofsutherlandchurches.org writer of l KCE: Rev Mary Stobo ‘Turn! Turn! 01863 766868 Turn!’ ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 33 Guide to local services Village Halls & Mobile Library Bonar Bridge Train times Venues for hire Recycling Centre GLEDFIELD, CULRAIN From 19/05/2019 to 14/12/2019 carbisdale Ardgay Public Hall ¨ Monday: 1 pm - 4:30 pm inverness è ardgay Fiona Venters / 01863 766 602 Thursday: 19 September / tuesday: 1 pm - 4:30 pm Monday to Saturday: [email protected] 10 October / 31 October / 21 wednesday: Closed 07:00 (08:33) Catering serv. available November / 12 December 2019 The Hub thursday: 8 am - 12 pm 10:41 (12:05) Catering serv. available Gledfield School 9:30 10:40 8 am - 12 pm Jan Burdett / 01863 769 170 friday: 14:00 (15:29) Catering serv. available Gruinards 10:55 11:10 saturday: 9 am - 1 pm [email protected] 17:12 (18:39) The Craigs 11:30 11:50 sunday: Closed Kincardine Heritage Centre Corvost 11:55 12:10 18:31 (20:01) Catering serv. available Braelangwell 13:15 13:30 Valerie Mackenzie-Harris / Sunday: Cornhill 13:40 13:55 01863 766 700 Culrain 14:10 14:45 17:54 (19:23) Catering serv. available Ardgay Church Hall Mr & Mrs Charge 14:55 15:10 Post Office Ardgay ardgay è inverness Mary Stobo / 01863 766 868 Wester Badarach 15:20 15:40 Ardgay Public Hall Monday to Saturday: Housebound service 16:00 16.30 tuesday: 14:30 - 17:00 Croick Church 06:14 (07:43) thursday: 13:00 - 16:00 [email protected] edderton - ardgay 06:43 (08:12) Bonar Bridge Community Hall Wednesday: 18 September / Post Office 09:07 (10:35) Catering serv. available Sally Thompson / 01863 766 883 09 October / 30 October / Bonar Bridge 10:54 (12:26) Catering serv. available Bradbury Centre 20 November / 11 December monday: Closed 15:30 (17:02) Catering serv. available Lorraine Askew / 01863 766 772 tues: 8:30-13:30 / 14:00-17:30 Ardvannie 13:00 13:25 18:52 (20:10) Catering serv. available Invershin Hall Oakwood 13:40 14:00 wed: 8:30-13:30 / 14:00-17:30 19:28 (20:57) Elissa Steven / 01549 421 369 Ardgay Hall 14:10 15:10 thur:8:30-13:30 / 14:00-17:30 Housebound 15:15 15:35 fri: 8:30-13:30 / 14:00-17:30 Sunday: Rosehall Hall 8:30-13:30 / 14:00-15:30 Arabella 16.30 16:50 SAT 14:49 (16:16) Catering serv. available Ann Malone / 01549 441 345 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Anna Patfield D Local Dog Behaviourist & Trainer D D D Pawsability D mini digger D www.PawsAbility.co.uk ® D D D hire Dog Behaviour Help D D Dog Training Most ground work catered for, D Puppy Training & Early Learning D ditching, trenching, D Prevent puppy problems arising with puppy early D foundations material handling, learning and puppy socialisation & training. D Sort out lead pulling and jumping with your dog. D rock breaker for Or resolve more complex behaviour problems from stubborn boulders, D aggression to separation issues or barking. D concrete etc, 3 tonne D Group Workshops D Group workshops on various topics – Reactivity, rubber track machine D Nutrition, Puppies, Aggression etc. Details at D ideal for sites www.pawsability.co.uk/workshop D D with restricted access. D For more information please see D www.PawsAbility.co.uk D or call 07906 173993 / 01863 760004 D Phone Dave D D PLUSFree On-Line Help & Advice pages. 07860675194 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Page 34 = AUTUMN 2019 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Guide to local services B L Stagecoach Bradbury Centre Bus Bradbury Centre LIBRARIES 01863 766 772 Bonar Bridge Libray 67 - mon to sat 920 - tuesday BUSES 01863 760 083 TAIN èLAIRG Bonar Bridge to Dornoch via Spinningdale Bradbury Centre Bus Mobile Libraries Tain Lamington St Tain Lamington St 1 2 2 01863 766 772 01349 852 698 06:45 07:00 08:32 11:48 Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge 08:00 10:11 09:27 14:42* Cherry Grove Cherry Grove Stagecoach Highlands N 13:11* 15:45 17:271 17:42 09:40 10:20 3 3 13:30 14:20 01463 233 371 NHS 16:30 18:45è 17:57 20:12 Edderton Edderton è Spinningdale Spinningdale C Doctors Creich Surgery Layby at Post Box Layby at Post Box 06:551 07:102 08:222 11:38 CAB Golspie 01863 766 379 09:48 è 10:12 08:10 10:20 09:17 14:32* 13:38 14:11 01408 633 000 Nurses Creich Surgery 13:20* 15:55 17:171 17:32 3 3 Clashmore Clashmore CHURCHES 01863 766 237 16:40 18:55è 17:47 20:02 Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall è Ardgay Hall Ardgay Hall è 09:54 10:06 Church of Scotland Migdale Hospital 13:44 14:05 01863 766 868 01863 766 211 07:071 07:222 08:102 11:26 08:22 10:33 09:05 14:20* Dornoch Sq Dornoch Sq Scottish Episcopal Church P 13:32* 16:07 17:051 17:20 10:00 10:05 13:50 14:00 01862 881 737 PHARMACY 16:523 19:07 17:353 19:50 D Mitchells Chemist Bonar Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge 920 - wednesday 07:101 07:252 08:072 11:23 Bonar Bridge circular to Dornoch DVLA Inverness 01863 760 011 08:25 10:36 09:02 14:17* via Spinningdale, Tain & Edderton 0300 790 6801 POLICE 13:36* 16:10 17:021 17:17 3 3 Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge E Non Emergency: 101 16:55 19:10è 17:32 19:47 Cherry Grove Cherry Grove ELECTRICITY Emergency: 999 Invershin Invershin è 09:30 14:40 POST OFFICE 07:151 07:302 08:022 11:18 Spinningdale Spinningdale Power Cuts 08:30 10:41 08:57 14:12* Layby at Post Box Layby at Post Box 105 Post Office Bonar Bridge 13:41* 16:15 16:571 17:12 09:38 14:31 01863 766 219 17:003 19:15 17:273 19:42 Clashmore è Clashmore SSE Customer Help Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall 0345 026 2658 PRIMARY SCHOOLS Lairg Post Office Lairg Post Office 09:54 14:19 Gledfield 07:271 07:422 07:502 11:00 F Tain Tain è 01863 766 580 08:42 10:55 08:45 14:00* Bus stop at Co-Op Bus stop at Co-Op Fire Brigade Dornoch 13:57* 16:29 16:451 17:00 10:02 14:08 Bonar Bridge 3 3 01862 810 297 17:12 19:29 17:15 19:30 Tain Tain 01863 766 221 1 2 Lamington Street Lamington Street Fisheries Trust (KoS) 00:00 Mon-Fri when Academy is open. 00:00 Mon-Fri when Academy is Closed. 00:00 Mon-Sat 10:04 14:06 Rosehall 3 01863 766 702 00:00 Mon-Fri 00:00*Does not operate on Fri- Edderton Edderton 01549 441 348 days when Academy is open. Saturday only. Forestry Commission 00:00 10:17 13:53 Edderton 01309 674 004 Ardgay Ardgay 01862 821260 10:39 13:33 G Stagecoach R Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge-Ardgay Golf 167 - MON TO FRI Cherry Grove Cherry Grove Recycling Centre Bonar 10:42 13:30 Club lairg èdornoch 01349 868 439 Operates every Tuesday and 01863 766 199 Lairg Lairg Football Ground Football Ground Wednesday apart from Christmas S è H and New Year weeks. Scottish Water 24Hr 07:31 16:42 Highland Council Invershin Invershin The minibus has a wheelchair lift Emergency è Customer service o/s Hotel opp Hotel which will be available as part of 0845 600 8855 07:39 16:34 the service. 01349 886606 Customer Help Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge Bookings: 01863 766 772 Drummuie Golspie Post Office Post Office 0845 601 8855 01408 635 370 07:46 16:29 è T Ardgay Ardgay Service Point Dornoch opp Ardgay Hall o/s Ardgay Hall Ronnie’s Taxis Ardgay è Mobile Banking 01862 810 594 07:49 16:26 01863 766 422 Tain Registration Office Ardgay Ardgay Royal Bank of 01349 886 644 trains o/s Ardgay Hall opp Ardgay Hall 07:59 16:16 è Scotland High schools National Rail Enquiries Bonar Bridge Bonar Bridge Tuesday 0845 748 4950 è Tain Royal Academy o/s Police Station o/s Police Station Bonar Bridge War Memorial 08:02 16:13 01862 892 121 V Arrive 12:05 Depart 12:20 Spinningdale Spinningdale Dornoch Academy VETS o/s Post Office opp Post Office 01862 810 246 Rogart Vets 08:10 16:05 è Bank of The Hub 01408 641 352 Clashmore Clashmore Scotland Telephone Kiosk Telephone Kiosk 01863 769 170 Easter Ross Vets Tain è Tuesday/thursday 01862 893 142 08:19 15:56 K Dornoch Dornoch Bonar Bridge War Memorial KoS Development Trust Johnston & Farrell Tain Cathedral Square Cathedral Square Arrive 10:00 Depart 11:30 01863 766 190 01862 894 223 08:27 15:40 ardgay & district community Council newsletter AUTUMN 2019 = Page 35 Puzzles Sudoku Easy Medium Hard A number may not appear twice in the same row or in the same column or in any of the nine 3x3 subregions. Crossword Across 1. Marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns. 3. (Plural) Informal: A wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction. 6. Offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency. 8. A stray person or animal, especially a homeless child. 9. (Pural) A caste of priests, philosophers, o m and magicians, among the ancient s.c Persians. word ss Down 2. To strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand. 4. Occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances. 5. A small unsweetened or lightly N / ec l ipse c ro A & D CC sweetened cake made from flour, fat, and milk and sometimes having added fruit. 7. A river tributary of the River Oykel, that joins it just past Oykel bridge. 9. A grey-striped plaid cloak, formerly worn by shepherds in Scotland. Solutions can be found at: www.ardgayanddistrictcommunitycouncil.org.uk PLOT FOR SALE TULLOCH ROAD, BONAR BRIDGE, IV24 3EF O. I. R. O £30,000 Clairvoyant Evening with Christine 530m 2 MacLeod Views across the Kyle Planning Permission Granted Set in centre of Bonar Bridge with good facilities close by £ Rural Housing Burden applies once sold Contact Us | 01863 766190 or [email protected] Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered office: The Barn, Drovers Square, Ardgay, Sutherland, IV24 3AL Scottish Registration: SC401019 Scottish Charity: SC043587 Scottish Charity: SC043587 ardgay & district community Council newsletter Editor: Silvia Muras Sanmartin Sendall, Jeannie Sparling, Anna Sutherland, Marion Turner, Vicky Whittock, Iain Worthy, Betty Wright. Design & Layout: Silvia Muras Graphic Design ardgay & district community council: [email protected] Betty Wright (Chairperson), Silvia Muras (Vice Chair), Marion Turner (Treasurer / Secretary), Rob Pope, Andy Contributors to this issue: Lorraine Askew, Donald Bain, Wright, Dr Buster Crabb, Leslie Pope. Hayley Bangs, Nikki Beesley, Alison Boyle, Donald Brown, Lily Byron, Mary Campbell, Rhonwen Copley, councillors: Linda Munro, Hugh Morrison, Kirsteen James Currall, Patricia Hannah, Beverley Hill, Susan Currie (More details on page 8) Kruse, Kirstin Langlois, Rosemary Logan, Rhionna Mackay, Morven Macleod, Kirsten Macneil, Isobel Murray, www.ardgayanddistrictcommunitycouncil.org.uk Anna Patfield, Becky Priestley, Jodie Ross, Beth Simco, Tracey Smith, Debbie Stainke, Elissa Steven, David Advertising, letters & contributions: Watson, John Wood, Andy Wright, Betty Wright. 01863 766 690 [email protected] Distribution: Rhonwen Copley, Brigitte Geddes, David Hannah, Jockie Hewitt, David Knight, Teresa Facebook: Ardgay & District Community Council Langley, David Mackay, Silvia Muras, Davy Ross, Bob Published with support from the E.ON Rosehall Community Fund and The Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm Community Limited.