Community Announcements
Argyll Array Project Update 17 October 2011
Offshore wind careers evening There was a good turnout at the careers evening organised by SPR at the end of last month. There were brief talks from two SPR Operations and Maintenance managers and also from a work boat operator, who had travelled from the Netherlands especially for the event. The Careers Service gave their… »
Lunch Club receive £72,000 funding from Big Lottery.
The elderly and vulnerable members of the community were informed this week by the Big Lottery that funding was granted to the lunch club to supply a minibus and recruit a community outreach worker. The lunch club has been running twice per week with the help of volunteers and now will be able to offer… »
RSPB Info
Corncrake A few Corncrakes continued to call at various places around the island with the last calling birds later than normal well into the second week of the month. There were several reports of adult birds and broods so hopefully they should have had another good breeding season. Other birds August was largely warm with… »
Argyll Array Project Update #16 September 2011
Scenario Mapping The Project Team has been working recently to create detailed ‘scenarios ‘of how Operations and Maintenance of the Argyll Array could potentially work if the base was sited wholly or partly in Tiree.Operations and Maintenance (or O&M) is the work which needs to be done once a wind farm is built and it… »
Argyll Array Project Update 15 September 2011
Below are responses to the last of the points made at the Public Information Day held in late June. Only one or two of the comments made have not now been responded to.I will look at these in the next update. Concern about effects on tourism and lack of formal contact with representatives of tourism… »
Argyll Array Project Update Number 14 – Spetember 2011
Public Information Day comments I’ve responded below to more of the points made at the Public Information Day held in late June. I’ll cover the remaining points in the next update. Socio-Economics Desire for a guarantee on jobs from the project (THREE COMMENTS) This is a complex issue. Firstly, the building of the wind farm… »
RSPB Info From July 2011
Corncrakes continued to call all over the island during the month. The finalised count total this year for the island was 385 calling males, which was very similar to the 2010 figure of 391 birds. The weather was mostly good throughout July, so hopefully breeding success will again be high, thanks once more to all… »
Argyll Array Project Update No.13 August 2011
As I said in my last update, a total of 24 comment forms were returned from the 121 attendees. The general feeling was that the presentation was informative and very well presented. There was a desire expressed for more detail on what benefits the project would deliver for the island as well as concern from… »
Tiree Parish Church of Scotland Welcomes New Minister
Elspeth Jane MacLean’s Ordination and Induction took place in Kirkapol Church on 14th July 2011 at 2.00pm. This was a very moving, spiritual service led by the Rev. George G. Cringles, Moderator. Mr Ian MacLagan, Presbytery Clerk, welcomed everyone and read the intimations. Rev George Cringles, Moderator, called everyone to worship, the Rev. Dr. Roderick… »
Local Tutors Power Fèis Thiriodh 2011
An Talla proved a spectacular venue for Fèis Thiriodh 2011 which came to a triumphant conclusion last weekend. 200 people packed in to the hall for the final ceilidh and dance to the largest and best dressed ceilidh band in Scotland, including Shona and Susan MacFadyen from Caolas. The seven classes for the 21st Fèis… »
