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Argyll Array Project Update #37 – October 2012
Public Information Day (PID) A final reminder that this year’s Public Information Day will be held on Tuesday 30th October between 2.00 pm and 7.00 pm in An Talla, Crossapol. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. What’s a decommissioning plan? Decommissioning is the term for the removal of the wind farm from the site… »
Argyll Array Project Update #34 – September 2012
Public Information Day (PID) This year’s Public Information Day (PID) for the project will be held on Thursday 4th October between 2.00pm and 7.00pm, in Tiree Rural Centre, Crossapol. Complimentary light refreshments will be available all day from the Cobbled Cow. The format will be the same as at the last PID; members of the… »
Argyll Array Project Update #33 – August 2012
Public Information Day (PID) This year’s Public Information Day (PID) for the project will be held on Thursday 4th October between 2.00pm and 7.00pm. The venue has still to be finally confirmed. The format will be the same as at the last PID; members of the public are invited to drop in anytime during the… »
No Tiree Array Update
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SNH is currently conducting a Basking Shark survey of the Skye-Mull area, including Tiree & Coll, as part of the environmental study with regard to possible MPA status for, or within, the Area. Tracking details have been impressively revealing in terms of shark location, confirming Tiree-Coll and Skerryvore as a basking shark hot… »
Argyll Array Project Update No.32 August 2012
Tiree RESET Fund One of the matters that’s come up as I’ve been discussing the Fund with people recently is that many assume it only applies to education or training in engineering. This is far from the case and the range of activities it has been set up to support is very wide.The Background and… »
Argyll Array Project Update #30 – July 2012
When the announcement of the amended timescales for the Argyll Array was made it was also announced that this would have no effect on the discussions regarding the Community Partnership Fund (CPF) proposed to be established in Tiree by SPR. This is still the case and the commitment to the Fund is unchanged. What has… »
Argyll Array Project Update #27 – May 2012
Argyll Array Website The project website www.argyllarray.com has now been updated to reflect the recent changes to the project timings. It also now carries electronic copies of all the updates published in An Tirisdeach and copies of the indicative photomontages used at the June 2011 Public Information Day. New project timetable A number of people… »
Wobbles and Delays In Tiree Turbine Plans
The controversial proposals to erect giant turbines close to Tiree are hitting delays and uncertainties. As we know, Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) now will not submit planning applications until the latter half of 2014. Tiree folk have to accept at face value the company’s explanation that this is due to ‘environmental issues’. However, there may… »
Argyll Array Project Update 25 – Febrary 2012
Community Partnership Fund The second meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative took place on the 14th of February and the third meeting on 21st February. A joint report on the meetings will appear in the next issue of An Tirisdeach. Engineering Foundation Programme A reminder that any young person interested in… »
Argyll Array Project Update #24 – February 2012
Community Partnership Fund The second meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative took place earlier this week, on the 14th of February. A joint report of the meeting will be in the next Tirisdeach, as the meeting was held too late for it to appear in this week’s newsletter. Marine Traffic Survey… »
