Thursday, 21 September 2023

This is our 598th story on this website....amazing!

FINELY TUNED CAR?

Like a finely tuned eco friendly car the staff team, Trust Board and community volunteers have been humming around with a hive of activity this week.  I am constantly in awe of people’s commitment. That commitment has been noticed with some good news we received this week.  We will share that at the community event on Saturday before shouting it from the rooftops next week.  Well done to the whole community for what is a great achievement.  Find out what it is on Saturday – he teases!

SATURDAY COMMUNITY CATCH UP

Five Things For A Friday moves to a Thursday as we prepare for the Community Catch Up.  A sequel, if you like, from the Success Evening we had earlier this year (when groups talked about what their successes are) but a little more informal, a chance to find out more info, have a bite to eat.  We hope to run both events on an annual basis, improve on them, but we have to start somewhere, however rough and ready it may seem!  We’ve tried to capture as many things that are going on in the Strath as we can and how everything we do is connected to a common goal of continuing to improve life and work in the area.  In conversation on the day you may find out things that you can share with your friends and family.  Please do come along to the Stratherrick Hall, in Gorthleck, from 11am to 2pm on Saturday 23rd September.

GIVE THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL A GO

Representatives will be available from some groups on the day.  The Community Council will be there.  Nominations to be on the Community Council close in a couple of weeks and this is your opportunity to speak to the Chair to see if it is for you.  A strong community council is needed locally and if we end up having more people than places then having an election is even better.  All you have to do is live in the area.

STAND BY FOR ACTION

The Trust will be there.  We are of course hoping to encourage you to stand for the Board but there are loads of projects, clubs and organisations to get involved with.  We will be showing latest plans for Errogie, proposals which went to local residents for landscaping at Riverside Field on Wednesday night this week, kids can choose their favourite playpark designs, presentations the pathways group gave to the Board about their amazing work and a wee video about Soup To Go who will be doing the food at the event.

BEHIND THE SCENES

Behind everything listed above there is a team working behind the scenes.  This week we’ve all been dealing with annual accounts, pensions, magazine content, building work, steering groups, transport, housing, inductions, minutes for meetings, tree felling, skip filling, polycrub preparing, payroll preparing, supporting groups activity, toilet maintenance, AGMs, working with marketing teams, insurances, poster making, party preparing, land risk assessments, landscaping, chatting with architects, chasing solicitors, grant assessments, van delivery times, funding applications, HR matters, playparks, holidays, fixed assets, media releases, winter funding, mailings, grant meetings, local area tours and leases.  There has been meetings, emails and calls flying around from 6 in the morning until late at night.  It’s not all sexy and been a little crazy.  A fairly normal week!  Are we there yet?  Not quite but going in the right direction.

Do they make automatic eco friendly self driving cars?

2026

February (2 stories)

3 February 📚 Mobile Library Visiting Tomorrow! 🚐✨

The Mobile Library is rolling into the area tomorrow, Wednesday 4th February, so pop along and say hello to Mark! Stop & time: • The Wildside Centre &ndash...

3 February RSABI Fundraising Event

Don't miss out on an incredible evening of music and laughter with the talented Farmers Choir performing in Aviemore late February in aid of RSABI and SAYFC.  ...

January (12 stories)

28 January Six Nations: Scotland 🆚 England LIVE at The Wildside

💘 This Valentine’s Day, find someone who loves you as much as you love rugby 🏉   We’re streaming Six Nations: Scotland 🆚 England LIVE at The Wil...

27 January 🌳 Development of Inverfarigaig Forest School 🌳

A community member has been in touch about the possibility of setting up a Forest School within our community. With the support of the Community Trust, a short survey has...

26 January 📚 Mobile Library Visiting Tomorrow! 🚐✨

The Mobile Library will be in the area tomorrow, Wednesday 27th January, so pop along and say hello to Mark!   📍 Stopping points & times: • Errogi...

22 January 🔥 Free Firewood Available – Whitebridge Area 🔥

A member of our local community, has been in touch with Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust (SFCT) to let us know that he has a significant amount of larch firewood...

21 January Large grant application from BCC for Foyers Stores Acquisition - Update

A Board meeting is taking place this evening in order for Directors of SFCT to consider the application and agree their recommendation. As the Chair of SFCT explained at ...

20 January Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who came along to the public meeting at the Wildside last night. We had a fantastic turnout, with 110 people attending in person and 26 joining u...

19 January Agenda for Public Meeting - Regarding the Foyers Stores Acquisition

Please find the agenda for tonight’s public meeting at the Wildside Centre regarding the proposed community acquisition of Foyers Stores.   1. Welcome &n...

14 January Apply for our Project Coordinator role

👋 Friendly reminder!   There’s still time to apply for our Project Coordinator role at Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust ...

8 January Notice to the Community: Change of Date for Public Meeting on Foyers Stores

Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust (SFCT) would like to update the community regarding the previously announced public meeting relating to the proposed purchase of F...

7 January 🌟 New Year, New Opportunities! 🌟

Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust is here to support your projects with our grants! 💡✨ 📅 Next application deadline: 21st March 2026 Learn more about ...

6 January 🎉 Calling all community organisers! 🎉

Do you run a class, group or one-off activity in one of the local buildings? We’d love to help spread the word! 💛 Our SFCT Community Calendar is looking a ...

6 January Mobile Library Visit Cancelled – Wednesday 7th January 2026

👋 Hello and welcome to 2026 from SFCT! 🎉 We bring news from the Mobile Library as our first update of the year. 📚 Mobile Library Visit Cancelled – Wednesday ...