It was intimated at last night’s SCD Board Meeting that the following SCD directors will be standing down at the next AGM and will not be restanding:  George Macleod Vivian Roden James Beatty Libby-Jo Dempster With the wishes of the SCC, Carol James, is willing to continue on the SCD board​ as...

Work to upgrade the Balvraid Road (U2829) will be carried out during the summer of 2022. This is to aid timber extraction from Glenkirk Forest and is funded by the Scottish government’s Strategic Timber Transport Scheme (STTS).  Weekly schedules will be published here. CLICK HERE to download map   U2829...

Strathdearn Community Council Meeting 13th of September 2022 At 7:30 PM @The Strathdearn The meeting will also be available via ZOOM. Meeting ID: 829 6019 7698 Passcode: 798293 Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings of the Strathdearn Community Council.   Agenda Apologies Declarations of interest Minutes...

Since publicising our response to the Petition, we have learnt that the information about the Traffic Calming measures mentioned in one set of minutes, was received from The Highland Council but the source was not recorded at the time. This means that the statement in the Response to the Petition...

Due to the national period of mourning following the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, SCD has postponed the Director Drop in Session on Wednesday 14th September. A new Drop in Session date will be announced soon.

Due to the national period of mourning following the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Strathdearn Community Council has postponed its Community Council Meeting until Tuesday the 27th of September.   

Work to upgrade the Balvraid Road (U2829) will be carried out during the summer of 2022. This is to aid timber extraction from Glenkirk Forest and is funded by the Scottish government’s Strategic Timber Transport Scheme (STTS).  Weekly schedules will be published here. CLICK HERE to download map   U2829...

Potential Gym at the Strathdearn  As readers may be aware, a comprehensive survey was held some time ago regarding the potential of setting up a Community Gym at the Strathdearn Hub. Gym equipment that was donated to the community is currently in storage.  The process of progressing the gym was put on...

Work to upgrade the Balvraid Road (U2829) will be carried out during the summer of 2022. This is to aid timber extraction from Glenkirk Forest and is funded by the Scottish government’s Strategic Timber Transport Scheme (STTS).  Weekly schedules will be published here. CLICK HERE to download map   U2829...

STRATHDEARN COMMUNITY COUNCIL - RESPONSE TO THE PETITION    The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, made provision for the continuation of Community Councils. The Highland Council’s Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils in Highland (updated September 2019) includes the following two paragraphs:    "The general purpose of Community Councils...

SCD General Update Wednesday 31st August 2022  Amongst other things, the SCD Team are currently working hard to find solutions and options in the following areas:  Rising energy costs.  How can SCD, along with other community bodies, use the funding to help the community as it experiences rising energy costs. ...

Statement from the SCD Board – Wednesday 31st August 2022  In response to the petition on the paths project, we are taking the concerns of the community very seriously and are taking appropriate action to address the points made in point 1 of the petition, while reserving the right to...

'SCD would like to advise the community it is working through the issues that have been brought forward by members of the community regarding the installation of the paths in Tomatin. Just a quick recap, the paths project has been a very longstanding project since 2007. It has gone through...