Month: September 2026 (Page 2 of 2)

Summer is always a busy time for the Beats and City Centre Police Teams. The warmer weather (sometimes) and longer days bring an increase in tourists, outdoor activities and festivals but unfortunately a higher chance of antisocial behaviour also.

The teams have been busy attending local community events and were involved in events across the Highlands including Belladrum, Black Isle Show and Highland Games, to name a few. We have also been involved in the Cairngorm wildfires.

We have continued with our street surgeries, action days, with a focus on theft by shoplifting in our local shops.

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Strathdearn Community Council
Tuesday 8^th September 2026 @ 7.00pm in The Strathdearn

This meeting will also be available on MS Teams:
Meeting ID: 352 620 470 778 360
Passcode: Kv2iP7br
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/352620470778360?p=4nXxuU6LOnpWSgoWuv

(NB: Meeting will be recorded to ensure the minutes are true and accurate)

1. Apologies
2. Declarations of interest
3. Balnespick Wind Farm presentation
4. Minutes of the last meeting (read them here)
5. Financial report
6. Law and Order
   • Community beats newsletter
7. Road Safety
8. Applications to the SCCT
   • Tomatin Flower Project
   • Shannon MacKay- Physiotherapy at Glasgow Caledonian University
   • James Macpherson- Chainsaw crosscutting course
9. Planning Matters
10. Local Place Plan Update
11. Windfarms and Community Benefit – SWIAG Update
12. Update from SCD
13. Correspondence
14. AOCB

Date of next meeting- Tuesday 13^th October 2026 at 7pm

[from Louise Ramsay, Community Woodland Coordinator]

Our new Community Orchard sign is now up in Hazelbank Wood, sharing information about the planting of heritage apple trees with the local school children and volunteers as part of our Food from the Wood theme. The sign also celebrates the beautiful artwork created by the children, alongside the names and information about the heritage apple varieties planted in the orchard.

The project was funded by the Highland Council NRF grant and is based on the idea that food can bring people together. We hope these trees will provide apples for future community days, with activities ranging from juicing to chutney-making and plenty of opportunities for the whole community to get involved.