Community Announcements
Community Notice From Tiree Trust And SPR
SPR has recently given a commitment to establish a Community Partnership Fund and to discuss with the community how to set it up. It has always been a priority for Tiree Community Development Trust to find out, on behalf of the community, more about what this could be if the proposed Array went ahead. At… »
Argyll Array Project Update #23 – February 2012
Community Partnership Fund The first meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative took place on the 24th of January. A joint report of that meeting appears elsewhere in this issue. Marine Traffic Survey As I said in the last update, there are due to be two surveys of marine traffic on the… »
Argyll Array Project Update #22 – January 2012
Welcome to the first Argyll Array Project Update of the year. I and the rest of the Project Team would like to wish everyone a happy, peaceful and healthy 2012. Community Partnership Fund The first meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative will take place during the week beginning 23rd… »
Argyll Array Project Update 21 – December 2011
Community Partnership Fund How Tiree could gain from the Argyll Array project has been the subject of a number of my updates over the last few months and has been frequently raised as an issue in comments on the project. SPR has been looking closely at this matter over the last few months, with the… »
Carry On! Curam Told
“Carry on the way you’re going!” was the unanimous verdict at a large public meeting in An Talla on Monday, as members of the Cùram Thiriodh working group explained what they had been doing over the past year and their thoughts for the way forward. 60 people came out on a bitter winter’s evening to… »
Tiree Onshore Scenario Mapping Consultation
Ironside Farrar (on behalf of the Steering Group chaired by Argyll and Bute Council) held their third drop in consultation event at An Talla, Tiree, on the 29th and 30th November 2011. The event was intended to provide further understanding of each of the four potential Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Scenarios advised by the developer… »
Tilley Triumphs Again
October and November have been tremendous months for Tilley, Tiree’s Community Turbine. Not only has she produced the best monthly output so far, over 456 MWh in October, which is a load factor of 70%, her hard work has also allowed the Tiree Community Development Trust to make awards last week of over £40,000 to… »
Argyll Array Project Update 19 – November 2011
Township Meetings The fourth and last of these meetings has now been held. Participants found the format to be a good way of becoming more familiar with the project and there was a lot of positive discussion.The numbers at the meetings, between 10 and 20, also meant that everyone was able to contribute to the… »
RSPB information – September 2011
September is the month when large numbers of birds are on the move as they head south once more for the winter. Lying on the East Atlantic Flyway, Tiree is well placed to see migration in action as wildfowl and waders pass through from their Arctic breeding grounds, whilst strong winds from fast-moving Atlantic depressions… »
ARGYLL ARRAY PROJECT UPDATE No 18 October 2011
Local Consultation Events There have been a number of consultation and information events in Tiree over the last six months. I also write this regular update in An Tirisdeach. However, a number of people have commented that they would like to find out more about the development directly. I have, therefore, been hosting ‘Township Meetings’… »
