Strathdearn News
Bat Survey
Bat Survey With the forthcoming plans for the deconstruction of the old hall in Tomatin, we are required to have a bat survey undertaken at the site. This has been planned for the end of May and it is likely to be done late at night or very early in...
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Community Council A.G.M. 2018-05-08
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY 8th MAY 2018 at 7.30 pm IN THE STRATHDEARN HALL, TOMATIN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE MOST WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL A G E N D A Apologies for Absence. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 9th May 2017. Chairperson’s...
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An outsiders view of Strathdearn Carers Service.
The Strathdearn Carers scheme has been a great success. Well done Liz Campbell, Lee Hammell, and the team! The scheme enables people to continue living at home when old age or temporary illness might otherwise make this difficult. In parnership with Highland Home Carers, locals are trained to provide a...
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MOY MATTERS (#2) May 2018 Newsletter
The Moy Sub-committee (MSC) would like to thank everyone who came to our open evening in February and for suggesting great ideas for projects to consider. So what has been happening? Moy now has its own defibrillator. This was purchased from Lucky2BHere. It is currently in the house of the Chair,...
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Game in the shop
The shop currently stocks frozen pheasant, grouse and partridge (all whole birds) and striploin wild venison as well as two pack wild venison fillet, all from the Tomatin hills!
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Early Opening from 7am
Don't forgot we are open from 7am Monday to Friday for all you early birds!
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'Small Wins' programme
Strathdearn Community Developments Co. has begun the 'Small Wins' programme which we announced some time ago. The idea is to tackle smaller jobs which will have an immediate benefit for our community but don't require all the planning and permissions of a bigger project. In response to comments from several...
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Community Hub receives £500,000 government grant.
We've had some excellent news this week - the Scottish government will give us half a million pounds towards our new community hub building. The grant was won in the face of fierce competition, largely due to the persuasive skills of SCD development officer Charles Morgan. Well done and thank...
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Project Ideas for Moy
Your ideas matter ~ Big or small we want them all! Children and young people - access to services & activities and where young people play key role in decision-making Improved transport – within and out with Strathdearn Activities on Loch Moy, coaching or fun days, canoeing etc Carbon reduction...
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Moy Discussion night – ideas for the future
The event on Monday night, hosted by the Moy sub-committee, was to enable residents from Moy, Ruthven, Lynebeg and Dalmagarry to come along and meet the committee and discuss ideas on what to do with the Moy Community Benefit Fund. Around 30 people from the area gathered in the hall...
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'Taste of Game' evening was a great success
A 'Taste of Game' evening was held in the Strathdearn hall on Saturday to raise awareness that the Tomatin Community Shop will be stocking a wide range of this delicious, locally produced food, as from 25th February.The night was a huge success. Jenny McCallum, of the Tomatin Moorland Group, described...
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Moy Matters #1 February 2018
The Moy Sub-committee was established by Strathdearn Community Developments (SCD) and, as agreed at the first meeting of the subcommittee on 29th November, the membership comprises: Marian Hendry - Chair Iain Macdonald - Vice-chair John Clarke Alastair Fraser Jimmy Duncan - Strathdearn Community Developments representative Margaret Saunders - Strathdearn Community Council representative The sub-committee meets...
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Local Weather
Highlands & Islands Weather has its own weather monitoring station in Tomatin. This records temperature, rainfall and wind speed automatically and loads the data online. It is a donation run service operated by Lee Schofield of Carrbridge in his free time. Lee has a vast knowledge of meteorology and uses...
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Keep a weather eye open for this forecast
Strathdearn is on the map .... the weather map! Now we have a daily weather forecast created by a local man using locally gathered data. Highlands & Islands Weather has recently installed a new weather monitoring station in Tomatin. This records temperature, rainfall and wind speed automatically and loads the...
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Valentine Gifts and Cream Eggs on Sale.
Looking for a gift for your loved one this Valentines Day? We have a lovely selection of handmade Valentines cards, wine and chocolates in store. And cream eggs are now on sale too!
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