Strathdearn News
FOURTH UPDATE FROM SCC & SCD
On last week’s update we indicated that, in addition to the Highland Council community grant, application had been made for a “third Sector” government grant through HIE. We are pleased to report that our application has been successful. These monies have been awarded to ensure community resilience during the period...
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Special Activities During Lockdown
On this page :Link to this week's serviceNewsletter for May 2020Messy Church at Home.Music, Readings and Prayers to Reflect upon during the Coronavirus Epidemic Click HERE to read this week's service from the Rev Robert E Brookes NEWSLETTER The Church of Scotland Moy, Dalarossie and Tomatin linked with Daviot and...
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Faceshields for the Community
SCD has obtained some faceshields which offer a pretty basic level of protection against transmission of the coronavirus. The frame has been 3D-printed locally and the transparent shield is cut from an A4 acetate sheet which is normally used to create overhead projection transparencies. The shields are supplied in...
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Third Update from SCC & SCD
As the lockdown continues, it is anticipated that the restrictions will begin to bite, and government support may not yet be forth coming. Vulnerable or self-isolating people, those in a furlough situation, self-employed, out of work or on zero hours contracts may need financial support to tide them over. The...
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Foodbank Appeal from Blythswood
Dear Churches supporting Highland Foodbank We are living in very uncertain times just now, and for some members and friends of your church it must be difficult not being able to physically meet together. Highland Foodbank is very busy just now, feeding an average of 30 people on a daily...
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Second Update from SCC & SCD
In last week’s update by the SCC and SCD, we indicated that we were meeting by video link on a regular basis to discuss potential areas where we could provide assistance to the community over this period of lockdown. We also mentioned that we were investigating additional areas of coronavirus...
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Update from SCC and SCD
It is now nearly two weeks since the country entered a “lock down” situation and three weeks since the Community Council and Strathdearn Development Company started making arrangements to support community needs over the period of the pandemic. Unfortunately some of the decisions have been regrettable but necessary - closing...
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Strathdearn Housing Needs Survey – why it's so important!
Our Housing Needs Survey is coming to a close shortly, and understandably due to the Covid-19 crisis, responses have been less than we would have expected. Therefore, we will be extending the closing date until the middle of April 2020. To put the importance of this survey from The Highlands...
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Post Office service in Tomatin – closed until further notice
The Aviemore Post Office is closed, as are all outreach services - including Tomatin - until further notice. Anyone who used the facility on Thursdays in The Strathdearn will have to make other arrangements from this point forward. For anyone self isolating who needs any help please contact the SCC...
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Stay Connected: Stories from across Highlands, what has been happening in week 1 of school closures?
Stories from across Highlands, what has been happening in week 1 of school closures? We hope you can find plenty to stay connected over the Easter holidays. There are lots of ideas on The Strathdearn Hub.?
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Highland Council to launch e-vouchers for free school meals
Highland Council will be providing e-vouchers to families to support access to free school meals from week commencing 30 March 2020. This innovative and easy-to-use service will ensure over 4,000 school children will continue to receive support for school meals while schools are closed. For the majority of pupils, this...
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Public Information during Coronavirus.
Some Reminders of public information: Highland Recycling Centres close and waste service collections changed during Coronavirus. All Council run Recycling Centres are currently closed and garden waste and the bulky uplift services have been suspended until further notice. Every effort is being made to continue the regular domestic weekly waste...
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Walkies?
Posted on behalf of Jimmy Duncan (SCC) To all our Strathdearn residents out there the Community Council and Strathdearn Community Developments Ltd are looking for volunteers to help with dog walking for the folks who have dogs but can not leave their houses due to the serious times we are...
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Tomatin in Lockdown
Following the decisions made by UK Government on the 23rd March 2020 we are all effectively confined to our homes. However we should all remember that there are some members of our community that are living alone and may be vulnerable. This social isolation is not healthy, so let’s try...
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Counter Intelligence
These are strange and worrying times. Travel is discouraged and we are advised to avoid crowds. So how do we obtain the necesseties of life? Good job we've got our own shop! Paula and her team (including a few volunteers) have been looking for a way to keep the shop...
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