Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Catriona Fraser, Gorthleck has been chosen to lead one of the Highlands leading community trusts.  Catriona has been part of this community for thirty-five years and was Chair of the local Community Council for five years.

Catriona, who is a seasoned volunteer at Stratherrick’s ‘Soup to Go’ every Monday, also has a wide circle of business and community contacts. Her career at Charleston and Millburn Academies, along with her involvement in a local haulage contracting business, makes her well-known in the area.  Catriona and her family have strong shinty credentials with Boleskine Camanachd and she is also a trustee of a local charitable fund.  Catriona has been recognised as a person who gets things done. 

Catriona said ‘I am pleased that the elected directors of SFCT have placed their confidence in me.  There is so much human potential here in Foyers and Stratherrick.  Using our financial resources to make the greatest impact is our challenge as a Trust Board.  This community has recently completed a process resulting in both a Community Development Plan and Place Plan which will guide what the Trust will achieve in the coming years. We are a nimble local organisation, able to make decisions and implement them without much bureaucracy.’

Catriona added ‘The Trust is all about making Stratherrick and Foyers the best place it can be for all its residents.  Some initiatives can be undertaken quickly and others take time, but we have a strong team always ready to put their shoulder to the wheel.  The financial investments in community projects which we are making now, using funds from SSE and Greencoat, are making a big difference to the lives of our rural population.  However, I also recognise the importance of future generations which is why the Trust invests 25% of the received monies into our Legacy Fund to ensure our community is financially viable in the years to come.

Our priorities are ‘An Daoine ‘s an Tir’, our people and our land.

Tony Foster, CEO at Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust welcomed Catriona into her new role at the AGM of the Trust.  Tony said ‘Catriona is a practical and long-sighted leader for the Trust and well-known to almost everyone in Stratherrick and Foyers.  The AGM meeting on 29th November 2023 was held in the Wildside Centre and the outgoing Chair, Gareth Jones, was thanked for his stint in charge of the Board. 

For more information on the Trust and to check out the local Place Plan, visit www.stratherrickcommunity.org.uk

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