Month: April 2019

The Church of Scotland:

The Parish of Moy, Dalarossie & Tomatin

linked with Daviot & Dunlichity

Easter – 2019

Good Friday Service (19th April)

7pm in the Strathdearn Hall

A Joint Service with Daviot & Dunlichity – A Reflective Time of Bible Readings, Hymns, Prayers and Meditations led by Vivian Roden.

Easter Sunday Services (21st April)

(1) 6am at the Strathdearn Hall !

Sunrise Celebration – A short Service of Praise & Thanksgiving for the promise and blessings of Easter,

led by Rev Robert E Brookes, Interim Moderator.

Bacon Rolls (and Egg Rolls too) – and Tea & Coffee served after the Service!

(2) 10.30am at Dalarossie Church – All Age Worship Service for Easter Sunday, led by Vivian Roden.

All Warmly Welcome!

Date : Thursday 11th April 2019

Weather : Temp 12°C, dry / sunshine

Principal Contractor : Compass Building & Construction Services Ltd

Site Manager : Robbie Tewnion

Time Lost : 26.5 days lost to weather by PC’s calculation. Delay to contract to be

determined by Client’s Representative. Site Personnel

1 Site Manager 1 Forklift Driver 4 Glulam Erection Squad 0 Engineer 4 Groundworkers 2&1 Bricklaying squad 0 Labourer 2 Joiners

Sub Contractors Appointed

Shane MacLennan Groundworks Scotframe Kit supply & design Glulam Solutions Kit and glulam erection FP McCann Precast concrete supply & install. C MacPhee Bricklayer Gartec Lift supplier & installer. Andrew Cowie Concrete slab installer FP McCann Precast Concrete McLeod Roofing Slate Roofing MH Electrical Electrical Installation RI Cruden Mechanical Installation

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Activities on site

The 1st lift of blockwork forming the stair enclosure has been built. Low temperatures are hampering progress on site. Compass are looking at an alternative to the concrete blocks and cap slabs above 1st floor. An amendment to warrant will be required due to proposed change in fire proofing the stairwell. Fairhurst/Makar design & Building Warrant amendment submission is ongoing.

The GF Slab has been poured and is complete. Proposals awaited from Compass as to how the GF slab issues will be rectified.

Glulam erection is complete. The main posts, tie beams and trusses have been erected and Gf & 1st floor Panel installation is complete.

Roof cassettes installation complete 100%

Diagonal bracing 50% completed

The kit and glulam installation looks to be of a good quality. Fixings are at very tight centres so no concerns with regard to nailing.

Columns have been grouted into place and base course render has commenced. The Holding down straps have been installed at relevant centres and at the sides of each opening. Re inforcement mesh panels were bing installed over the HD Straps to prevent cracking in the render.

The offsite foul drainage is now completed with Scottish Water inspections carried out periodically as required. The CCTV survey of the drainage has been done.

Excavations for the Carpark soakaways commenced.

Membrane and drainage pea gravel for the south parking bays ongoing.

Loc-bloc suds to the carpark adjacent to the main road completed

Upcoming Activities

Kit deliveries are substantially complete.

Continue with window and door fitting

Complete all framing, partitions and balcony protection timber makeup as far as possible

Plasterboard deliveries scheduled for 15th April of May now but could be delayed a further week.

Fire capping at the stair is with Makar just now for warrant amendment submission.

Progress with car park works

Complete stair blockwork enclosure

Electricians & plumbers were booked in provisionally for w/c 25th March for 1st fix M&E however this has been put back to w/c 15th April to allow the building to be made wind and watertight.

• The full report includes photos, tables and diagrams which can’t easily be separated from their original PDF format. Click HERE to view the full report.
• An archive of these construction updates is available HERE.

The following letter was sent to Strathdearn Community Council. It is just too nice NOT to share!

Waltersberg, March 2019

The winter has now passed and the spring has taken over. And the first daffodil and crocus flowers are blooming in Waltersberg. Not long now and the whole village will be in full blossom. And the meadows surrounding Waltersberg will shine in a wonderful green.

The winter this year brought us a lot of snow and the kids had great fun at the village slopes with the sledges. And of course some of the parents also had fun sledging down the hillside.

An old tradition in Bavaria (and other parts of Germany) is the so called fifth season. And it’s called “Fasching“ (carnival) and is celebrated mainly from January till February. In the old tradition the winter was driven out. The people would dress-up colourful and wear bizarre masks and then run screaming and gesturing wildly thru the streets, casting out the winter and making room for the spring.

We don’t celebrate after the old tradition quite the same anymore in Waltersberg, but we still haven’t forgotten how to celebrate carnival. Here are some of our different events at the beginning of the year.

The first event is the so called “children’s carnival“, celebrated by the kindergarten and primary school kids in the rectory in Waltersberg with the parents. Lots of games for the children (and parents) are played. The fun session starts with a polonaise and other fun loving community games follow. The kids compete against each other while playing musical chair or just enjoy themselves with singing or dancing games. There are homemade cakes, sausage rolls and different types of drinks for the physical well-being. It was a successful afternoon, organised by some of the parents.

Of course the older kids want to celebrate a carnival party, too. Though we have a “teeny carnival” for the kids aged ten to fifteen. Here the village and neighbouring teenagers have a turbulent evening. With lots of games and dancing, were the fun always comes first. Of course there is great food and drinks served, like traditional you would have, at a Bavarian party. Also different kind of sandwiches, cocktails and sorted non-alcoholic drinks was on offer. It was already past 10 PM, when the kids started to go home. They all agreed there should be another teenager carnival party next year in Waltersberg.

You think we are done with the celebrations, wrong. The seniors want to celebrate carnival every year also. For this the villagers age 60 and older meet in the rectory for a colourful afternoon carnival. Also for their entertainment, some of the kids practised a few pantomimes and or funny sketches. This afternoon was filled with the laughter of the young by heart. This event is organized by the village parish council.

Following the old tradition, the dressed-up children out of the village go from house to house on the last day of carnival. Stopping at every door and singing a song or saying a poem. The owners reward them with sweets or money for this. Similar too you’re Halloween.

As you can see on the attached pictures, we have a lot of school kids in Waltersberg. Starting at 5^th grade, they learn English at school. So it came to our mind or shall we say we had this idea, that maybe our kids from the age of 11 start a letter friendship (or email). Our kids are open-minded about it, that’s why we ask this question. Do you think that would be of interest to your youth?

Best regards to all in Tomatin, most of all to Lee-Anne and Vivian.

A hearty “Servus”

Angela Sippl
(translated by Gerd Miesbauer)

members of the TWT-Team (Tomatin-Waltersberg-Twinning-Team)

Angela Sippl, Claudia Schneider, Nicole and Matthew Röder also Gerd Miesbauer “Translator”

Johann Schrafl, “Town speaker”

Date : Thursday 4th April 2019

Weather : Temp 3°C, Sleet, cold & wet

Principal Contractor : Compass Building & Construction Services Ltd

Site Manager : Robbie Tewnion & Jake Reid, Archie Cameron MacKintosh

Time Lost : 26.5 days lost to weather by PC’s calculation. Delay to contract to be

determined by Client’s Representative. Site Personnel

2 Site Manager + 1 Trainee Site Manager 1 Forklift Driver 1 Crane 3 Glulam Erection Squad 0 Engineer 3 Groundworkers 0 Bricklaying squad 1 Labourer

Sub Contractors Appointed

Shane MacLennan Groundworks Scotframe Kit supply & design Glulam Solutions Kit and glulam erection FP McCann Precast concrete supply & install. C MacPhee Bricklayer Gartec Lift supplier & installer. Andrew Cowie Concrete slab installer FP McCann Precast Concrete McLeod Roofing Slate Roofing MH Electrical Electrical Installation RI Cruden Mechanical Installation

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Activities on site

The 1st lift of blockwork forming the stair enclosure has been built. Low temperatures are hampering progress on site. Compass are looking at an alternative to the concrete blocks and cap slabs above 1st floor. An amendment to warrant will be required due to proposed change in fire proofing the stairwell. Fairhurst/Makar design & Building Warrant amendment submission is ongoing.

The GF Slab has been poured and is complete. Proposals awaited from Compass as to how the GF slab issues will be rectified.

Glulam erection is complete. The main posts, tie beams and trusses have been erected and Gf & 1st floor Panel installation is complete.

Roof cassettes installation is ongoing (70% Complete) however heavy snow and winds this week have again slowed up construction and erection of the structural kit.

Diagonal bracing remains to be fitted to the columns however some temporary bracing is still in place.

The kit and glulam installation looks to be of a good quality. Fixings are at very tight centres so no concerns with regard to nailing.

Columns have been grouted into place and base course render has commenced. The Holding down straps have been installed at relevant centres and at the sides of each opening. Re inforcement mesh panels were bing installed over the HD Straps to prevent cracking in the render.

The offsite drainage is up to within a few metres of F1 but works were halted on the 3rd April due to snow. The offsite drainage should be complete by 5th April with surfacing to be arranged w/c 8th April. All the above are weather permitting. Scottish Water will be called back to site to inspect finished manholes and Compass will be arranging a cctv survey of the drain to allow formal adoption.

Carpark works have been suspended for now. Area still required for structural frame and kit laydown.

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Upcoming Activities

Kit deliveries are substantially complete.

Windows are stored locally off site for installation, Hopefully to commence w/c 8th April.

Plasterboard deliveries scheduled for 8th April may now be delayed a further week.

Fire capping at the stair is with Makar just now for warrant amendment submission.

Progress car park works once structural frame and panels have been completed and the car park area has been cleared.

Complete the offiste drainage works and re surface the road.

Electricians & plumbers were booked in provisionally for w/c 25th March for 1st fix M&E however this has been put back to w/c 8th April to allow the building to be made wind and watertight.

• The full report includes photos, tables and diagrams which can’t easily be separated from their original PDF format. Click HERE to view the full report.
• An archive of these construction updates is available HERE.

Apologies to everyone affected, especially those living in houses alongside the roadworks, but we’ve just learned that due to the recent snowy weather, the work will continue until the middle of next week. This shouldn’t affect the closure dates for the Millennium Hall. If there are any further updates, we’ll pass them on immediately. Here’s the explanation we received from Compass :

“With the heavy snow experienced yesterday and continuing to an extent today, we had to stop works on the new drainage below the main street in Tomatin. We had about a foot of snow and there were cars stuck and off the road locally so we had to suspend works on safety grounds to avoid open tracks beside the live lane and the risk of operatives being struck by out of control vehicles.
 
Works have now restarted but we have lost a couple of days and we have had to put the CCTV survey and the Scottish Water inspection back to early next week. As a consequence, we will need to extend the partial closure under traffic lights until the middle of next week.”