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Windfall Fund
On Monday 13 December TREL was delighted to make its first transfer of money generated by Tilley to the Trust. A cheque for £10,000 has been formally handed to the Trust. Further transfers will be made in 2011. Over the life of the turbine, TREL will transfer all its available net income to the Trust… »
Tiree Trust Update
Trust directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Wright as our new Finance and Governance officer. Andy’s roots are on Tiree, and he is looking forward to moving here with his wife Hannah and 12 week old baby daughter. Andy’s post, like Ann’s post as development manager, is funded by the Big Lottery… »
Tiree Community Trust Update
“These are exciting and challenging times for the Trust and Tiree” The Trust welcomes two new members of staff this month. The posts attracted a lot of interest and there was strong competition for both positions. Ann Kirby will be taking over as Trust Development Manager and Lynne MacKinnon as Local Development Officer. Lloyd Gudgeon… »
Tilley officially declared open
After five long, turbulent and emotional years Saturday saw the official “opening” of Tilley, Tiree’s Community Turbine. The project has suffered many delays and setbacks, weather has intervened, ferries been cancelled, equipment developed faults and a mass of paperwork and forms had to be completed and submitted to various agencies. The fact that Tilley has… »
New Landmark Takes Shape On Tiree
A new landmark is taking shape on the island. The £2 million pound community project to build a large wind turbine has entered the final stages with arrival on island of 7 lorry loads of parts and two gigantic cranes, transported by Mar-Train heavy haulage based in Ireland and Scotland. A specially chartered sailing of… »
