Includes:
- Broadband Self-help – please email broadband@cgdt.org for more info
- Board News – newly elected directors & co-opted directors
- A Governance Update
- Modan’s Well
- Project Report
- Resilience News
- What3Words
Category: Colintraive
On Thursday 14th January the new board of directors of the Development Trust met for the first time this session.
One of the things the directors are keen to get started on developing is a new work stream for the next period. We are in the process of looking at projects that can be developed for the benefit of the community. We have a few projects that have been suggested by the Resilience group and others but we are keen to hear about projects that you would like us to investigate and try to develop on behalf of the community. The board will then investigate them, make a list with information and distribute to the membership for consideration.
New Board Members:
Paul Bulmer,
Garry Kirby,
Calum Maclean,
Ros McGhee and
John Allan (Co-opted)
Graham Curran (Co-opted)
Retiring Directors:
Alex MacNaughton,
Colin Boyd and
Jim McLuckie
The board wish to thank Alex, Colin and Jim for all the hard work and dedication they have shown over the years. They have done a lot for our community and we have much to thank them for.
At the first meeting of the new board the following office bearers were selected:
- Chair Cathleen Russell
- Vice Chair Harry Andrews
- Secretary Paul Bulmer
- Treasurer Calum Maclean
CGDT will be holding a virtual AGM at 2pm on 13th December via zoom. Members can attend via any connected device or by dialling using a landline. The session will be in the form of a webinar.
Please note only members can attend – if you would like to join or renew, please visit our membership page here.
Please find all the pertinent documents below for download (they will also be available during the meeting):
CGDT Working Group are planning to carry out work over 2 or 3 weekends, starting on Saturday 28 & 29th November, the 5th & 6th December & 12th & 13th December.
Dates and times will be confirmed once interest is known. Work includes:
- Small tree cutting & Limbing
- Drainage work / digging
- Sculpture varnishing / maintenance
- Brush cutting
- Signage checking
All the work will be getting carried out in the Stronafian area and you can do as much or as little as you are able, so if you fancy a bit of varnishing, Strimming, or walking the Route to check the Signage etc, that would be helpful
If you would like to get involved, and are available for any of the 3 weekends that have been highlighted, please call Charlie 07821914021 or email charlie@cgdt.org.
Here’s our latest issue – all about Shortening the Winter for residents in Colintraive and Glendaruel. We hope to see lots of entries for the various competitions!
Community Council Chair, Cathleen Russell reflects on the community response to COVID-19, how we have been helped by businesses and individuals alike, and what the next months hold for our community as we move into the colder months.
In this Issue:
Update from the Resilience Group Contact list • Prescription Deliveries Food Deliveries • Other help on offer
The Board of the Development Trust has taken the decision to postpone the EGM scheduled for Sunday, 23rd August 2020.
This decision has been made as a result of an email sent to the chair threatening the trust with an interdict to prevent any meeting in any form until matters the complanant is unhappy with are resolved by a court.
The board has not done anything which justifies this action.
However, the board has concluded that the trust should not pay legal fees to ensure that it is notified if and when an interdict is granted. Therefore, taking a precautionary stance, we will no longer convene any meetings, including next Sunday’s EGM in case an interdict has been granted.
The full text of our notification to the members of the trust is available below.
The Resilience Group volunteers will be delivering our second resilience newsletter to the community in the next few days.
This issue includes:
- Updates on Deliveries and the Group’s Activities
- Invite to Thursday night Quiz next Thursday night.
- Details on claiming a food box
- News on community coronavirus response including activities for younger members of the community
We welcome the news confirming that the ColGlen Resilience Group, through the Colintraive & Glendaruel Development Trust acting as anchor organisation, has secured funding from the Scottish Government, via Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), to support the communities of Colintraive and Glendaruel during the COVID-19 crisis, from the Supporting Communities Fund.
HIE is distributing the Supporting Communities Fund in the Highlands and Islands, on behalf of the Scottish Government, for all eligible community anchor organisations, who play an active role in providing services within communities across the region.
Through this funding we are being supported to deliver our community’s response to the COVID-19 emergency.
Next week, we will be distributing the first food boxes enabled by this funding as well as the ColGlen Resilience Newsletter – which can be downloaded here as well.
Colintraive and Glendaruel Community Council writes
In order to help the community access a stable and regular supply of food and supplies, we are now working with a number of local suppliers to provide a food delivery/collection service that will allow members of the community to receive food deliveries at home and avoid the need to travel to Dunoon, Rothesay or Tighnabruaich. Such shopping trips are costly, time consuming and, most importantly, expose members of our community to potential infection. The following food delivery/collection services will be available
Fynest Fish Robert will continue to deliver to the community as long as he has supply. Robert can be contacted on 07880 718000. This should provide a good source of fresh fish and vegetables.
Shellfield Farm Within the next few weeks, Nikki & Fraser will be launching a range of homemade farm2fork frozen ready meals for safe home delivery to your doorstep. These will be sold as single or 2 person portions with prices starting at £5.50 and £8.50. Initial recipes will be Beef Bourguignon, Cottage Pie, Veggie Shepherds Pie and Fish Pie, with more to be added in the future. Pease contact on 07799 137779 or shellfieldfarm@outlook.com to join their mailing list; follow their social media pages/ website for up to date info on launch date, offers and pricing
Colintraive Hotel Clare has offered to take orders from the community and place them with her suppliers. Orders can be collected from the hotel at a pre-arranged time slot or delivered to your door. Orders placed by 5pm Sunday will be ready for collection/delivery on the following Friday. To place an order, please call Clare on 01700 841207. To make the process as efficient and cost effective as possible, only one brand of each product will be available, depending on supply chain capacity. New items will be added over the next few weeks. We have attached an order form which can be used to order over the phone. An online ordering form will be available soon. Clare can also order meat from McQueens in Rothesay and venison from Winston Churchill to avoid multiple delivery charges
Nikki and Clare have both offered to set up accounts to make payment easier as we would like to avoid the use of cash for safety reasons. Payment can be made over the phone or by bank transfer.
Our aim in setting up this arrangement is twofold. Firstly, we feel it is vital that the community has a secure, safe and cost effective supply of food and groceries for the next few weeks and months. Secondly, it is important that we support our local businesses. We feel that this initiative helps achieve both.
If you have prescriptions that need to be collected, let us know and we can co-ordinate pickup and drop off. Tighnabruaich surgery prescriptions will be delivered.
If you have any questions about this service please contact one of our Community Resilience Volunteers.