Friday, 22 March 2024

5 Future Things For A Friday

I retired to the Highlands in 2036.  I bought a house here, the elderly gentleman who owned it moving into one of the affordable rented homes at Inverfarigaig after his wife passed away.  I hear he makes full use of the Person Sheds there, making wood crafts he sells locally in the Foyers Store, so he is happy.

My daughter lives here too, having got a job in Inverness.  The area reminds her of home and she benefits from leaving her kids in the after school club and gets back in plenty of time when she finishes work at 5pm.  She gradually became a vegetarian, having never really enjoyed meat, and has a plot at one of the local Polycrubs.  I swear she lives off potatoes.  

I, however, prefer my meat off the land and enjoy picking that up at the Centre in Errogie.  I may have a wee cuppa and a cake and always take a trip up the stairs to see the interpretation centre, just for the exercise.  I know more about Eagles and the history of the area than I care to admit.  Sometimes they play music here, which is an added extra treat when you least expect it.  I have to stop buying yet another painting of the local landscape as it is becoming a tad expensive on my pension!  The local arts group are so good though!

The paths here are amazing and the 4D virtual app always guides me when I take a wrong turning.  One early morning I chanced upon the Riverside Field Sports and Recreation Facilities.  I convinced myself a walk around the sensory garden there would be enough but my wife insists I do half an hour in the gym on the rowing and running machines. I do, on occasion, tell a small lie and pop into the warmth of the Hub instead but I appreciate I need to keep trim after all the cakes I’ve been eating!  I hear that Scotland has a few world class athletes that started their training down at the Field.  So there is time for me yet!

As I didn’t have the car that day I popped onto the local community bus and off to the Wildside Centre for a soup.  Eating makes it worth putting up with the small kids screaming on the playpark there.  It’s nice and warm on the decking during the summer months and my daughters kids enjoyed their birthday party there.  They’ve done the whole party tour now in Stratherrick Hall, The Centre at Errogie, Wildside and making hides with the local Rangers at the Forest School.  There is talk of a canoe party down at the Foyers Slipway but I may give that one a miss.  Unless they build a café in the new boat centre people are talking about!  I can see the view of the Loch without it.  Seems like a waste of money to me.     

Tony Foster (retired)

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 ...