FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY | 01 April 2022 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust

FIVE THINGS FOR A FRIDAY

Friday, 01 April 2022

STRATHERRICK AND FOYERS SKILLS SURVEY

Over 40 names have offered to help their community via the Skills and Volunteering Survey. It will remain open over the weekend if you want to fill it in https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SFCSkillsSurvey

Here’s a great example of volunteering in the local area Excellent turnout for annual litterpick! | 28 March 2022 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

ACTION GROUPS

All five Action Groups from the Community Action Plan have met and notes circulated to those who attended. We will make the notes available online next week, some actions already underway! The Wildside and Errogie Steering Groups met this week with a Board Meeting next week. So all happening!

NEWSLETTER

The Trust Newsletter has been produced and is available online. It goes into detail about the Riverside Field Sports and Recreational Facilities and Foyers Bay slipway plans. Read it here Layout 1 (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

FUNDING

Meet our new funders who got in touch with groups this week FUNDING THURSDAY | 31 March 2022 | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

Also here are details of the Grants Programme and how you can get help and support for that too – there are details in there of the Knockie Trust Grant that helps with the cost of living Grants | Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (stratherrickcommunity.org.uk)

We are also about to support craft and food businesses with four Craft and Crofters Fairs over the next year. Take a look at our Crafters & Crofters Market page as we kick off our first Community Market at the Wildside on 7th May. We hope to bring together the best of local produce and crafts that our area has to offer.

Calling all local producers and makers of craft items. We have pitches available with great rates for all four dates. We hope to see you all on the 7th May from 10am. Please feel free to like and share the Facebook market page too, find out more and receive all updates. Details here (7) SFCT Crafters and Crofters Market | Facebook

HAVE YOU SAY ON LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS

The Highland Council has launched a public consultation on future development and priorities for communities across the Inner Moray Firth. The Inner Moray Firth Proposed Local Development Plan – covering what and where future development can happen across Nairnshire, Inverness district and the eastern part of Ross and Cromarty - is open for comment at www.highland.gov.uk/imf

There’s a video here IMF Proposed Plan How to Comment Video’ - YouTube

The Community Trust will use your Community Action Plan for our submission before the 17^th June deadline.

Tony Foster

Trust Manager

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