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FAO Community Councils/Community Trusts

The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC – https://queensgreencanopy.org/) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.” 

Everyone from individuals to Scout and Girlguiding groups, villages, cities, counties, schools and corporates will be encouraged to play their part to enhance our environment by planting trees from October, when the tree planting season begins, through to the end of the Jubilee year in 2022.

We would therefore wholeheartedly encourage individuals, schools and community groups in Highland to get involved in the initiative and have put together some guidance for preparing, planting and maintaining the commemorative tree.  While some guidance is available on the QGC website (https://queensgreencanopy.org/get-involved/plant/ ) we have also prepared and attached some tree planting and maintenance specifications for small (bare-root) trees and for larger specimen trees (root-ball) for additional assistance.

In order to participate in this project, you may purchase your own trees from a reputable nursery or, if you are a school or community group, you may apply for free saplings from autumn 2021 through our Woodland Trust partnership.  The Woodland Trust have hundreds of thousands of trees to give away to schools and communities through application on the following website ­- https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/schools-and-communities/tree-pack-application/.

Once you have planted your tree you may also wish to order an official plaque to mark the occasion for generations to come – templates for QGC plaques will be available on the QGC website in due course.  From October, you can also photograph your Jubilee tree and upload it on to the QGC map.

Happy planting!

Regards

Charles

Charles Stephen

Ward Manager

I am reaching out to people and local groups in the community of Dores to find out if anyone would be interested in volunteering with Macmillan Cancer Support at the upcoming Loch Ness Marathon. We have approximately 200 people running on behalf of Macmillan who are hoping to raise £50,000. I will be there on the day at our cheerpoint which is situation at mile 17 of the marathon in Dores, just along from the Dores Inn, and it would be great to have people from the local area join me to offer some well-earned encouragement to the runners taking part.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in volunteering can you please ask them to get in touch or they can register to volunteer online through our volunteer village.

Thank you very much for your help. If you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes

Stacey 

Stacey Murray

Volunteering Fundraising Manager – Scotland and NI

Email: smurray@macmillan.org.uk / teammacvols@macmillan.org.uk

Phone: 0141 223 7684

We are Macmillan. We do whatever it takes. With heart. With strength. With ambition. 

For information, support or just someone to talk to, call 0808 808 00 00 or visit macmillan.org.uk.  

To donate, volunteer, raise money or campaign with us, call 0300 1000 200 or visit macmillan.org.uk. 

We would like to give you advance information regarding the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon, River Ness 10K & 5K taking place on Sunday 3 October 2021. We would like to reassure you that we continue to follow advice and guidance from Scottish Government and we are taking all the appropriate measures to ensure the safety of everyone involved and the wider public and local community. We will only stage the event with full support from local authorities and key stakeholders. The health, safety and welfare of our participants, volunteers, staff, stakeholders and local community is at the heart of everything we do and will always remain our priority.   We would like to thank all the local communities, residents and businesses along the route for your continued support and patience.  Should you have any enquiries regarding the event please do not hesitate to contact us.   Kind regards Events Team Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running Event Information Temporary Traffic Restrictions During the event, temporary traffic restrictions will be in place in Inverness and around south-side Loch Ness to ensure the safety of participants and other road users. We have kept have kept temporary traffic restrictions to a minimum and we are working closely with the Highland Council and Police Scotland to ensure that we cause minimal disruption and inconvenience to all residents and businesses along the route. You can download our summary of road closures below to see which roads will be affected. Please be advised the town bound lane between Dores and Holm roundabout is closed from 10:15 –16:30 on Sunday 3 October. During this period there is a diversion via the Essich Road for access to Inverness. Temporary Traffic Restrictions Would you like to volunteer? The event could not happen without the support and commitment of our amazing volunteers.  If you would like to join our team, experience the event and raise money for a local charity of your choice, or your community group, then please get in touch with us now.

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