We have recently had a change of faces at Strathdearn Community Developments
and would like to welcome Isobel Crosley as our new Facilities and Events Co-ordinator at The Strathdearn. This is a temporary 4 month post and will see Isobel working at the hub until November.
Maureen McDonald-Cooke, our Project Manager (Fixed Term Contract) for the Affordable Housing and Paths, has, since her appointment in November 2020, moved these projects forward at a great pace.
We now have legal ownership of the land, we have a contractor in place, we have a significant grant funding package, and are well on the way to securing planning for the housing project.
The paths, traffic calming and speed reduction measures have also gathered momentum and we look forward to having a safer route for all, especially for the children, accessing the facilities in the centre of the village and of course to and from the school. We are delighted to announce we have negotiated funding from Safer Routes to School to assist with this other big project. More details to follow…..
Maureen has decided to seek a new challenge and leaves us on 15th July 2021 to take up a permanent post – handing over these projects in excellent order with a lot of the milestone events in place. We would like to thank Maureen for her work as a previous Board Member and latterly as an SCD employee for all her hard work and contribution.
Mhairi MacSween has been with SCD for nearly 4 years as our Executive Assistant and has contributed an enormous amount of hard work and support to the Board, as well as assisted on some excellent projects throughout that time. Mhairi and her family are moving out of the area, and she also has an exciting new job opportunity to look forward to shortly.
We would like to wish Maureen and Mhairi all the best for the future and give Isobel a warm welcome.
Stan Falconer
Chair of SCD
