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Aldourie Primary School Letter Hunt

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Dear residents

Once again Aldourie PS is organising a Halloween Letter Hunt through the village of Dores on Mon 31st Oct.  The plan again is that children would hunt for Halloween pictures and letters around the village anywhere between Loch Ness View and Strath Gardens, Dores. They will look for the letters in any order and then rearrange them to make a Halloween related word or phrase. Younger children will hunt for pictures and tick them off on a sheet.

If any Dores residents are interested in displaying a picture/letter, please contact  Aldourie Primary by phone:  01463 751272,  or  email: [email protected]

All children are welcome to join in but will need to collect their sheet from the car park at Dores, Church of Scotland between 6.00pm and 6.30pm. 

Goody bags will be issued at the start of the Letter Hunt along with their Letter Hunt sheet. If partaking in this outdoor activity parents/or a delegated person (eg older sibling) are responsible for escorting their children around the village if parents feel this is necessary due to the age of their child/ren.  

Some children will likely be guising in the traditional manner and knocking on doors with a joke or some sort of entertainment if they have their parents’ permission.   

Kind regards

Louise 

Mrs Louise Robertson

Cluster Headteacher Aldourie and Foyers PS.

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Community Resilience Briefing 21-10-22

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Dear Community Resilience Group/Community Council/Colleagues,

Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. 

Winter Vaccination Programme

  • Public Health Scotland colleagues have recently translated information on the Covid and Flu vaccinations being offered as part of the Winter Vaccination Programme. This includes 36 community languages and British Sign Language versions, accessible here: Other languages – winter vaccines | NHS inform

Covid related information 

Funding  

SCVO  is a key source of funding information for the third sector. Funds that may be of interest include:

  • Corra Foundation – Children and Families Fund
    Supports frontline services working with children and families affected by alcohol and drugs. Next deadline 1 December 2022.
  • Harbinson Charitable Trust
    Funds organisations working in education, health, agriculture, conservation, wildlife, and the arts. Applications can be made at any time
  • The Robertson Trust – Large Grants
    Focuses on work addressing the impacts of poverty and/or trauma relating to financial wellbeing, emotional wellbeing and relationships, or education and work pathways. Apply at any time, decisions made within 10-12 weeks.

Welfare, poverty reduction and resilience

  • Water Safety Scotland – This voluntary association of organisations and individuals aims to reduce accidental drowning deaths in Scotland by 50% by 2026. More information, events, schemes, and resources are available at their website and in the attached posters.
  • Cyber Scotland Bulletin October – Included is information on the latest scams, including a recent energy rebate scam and new guidance for companies to protect themselves and their customers online. 
  • Energy Action Scotland – Attached to this email is information about free training for front line staff held online throughout November and December. The training is aimed at staff responsible for looking after the health, wellbeing, and social welfare of vulnerable people, enabling them to offer appropriate and effective advice relating to fuel poverty/energy efficiency.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • Lochaber Cares – A Community Learning and Development Approach to Community Mental Health Services for young people aged 5 -24, the Lochaber Cares project will facilitate community mental health and wellbeing projects and include events for children, young people, families, and communities. The Cares Team are holding Stakeholder workshops in each of the Community Planning Partnership areas to enable us to capture the voices and needs in your local area. This is your opportunity to influence the priorities for your community. The Meeting date is 15 November at 1030-1200 and 1830-2000, with an additional session 16 November for young persons at 1330-1500. See the Lochaber Cares attachment for information on how to attend.
  • NHS Highland Mental Wellbeing – a collection of resources and signposts to help people of all ages to look after their own mental wellbeing.
  • Cost of living crisis and your mental health
    Many people are feeling the strain as the cost of living continues to increase.  This resource provides information on how you can maintain your mental wellbeing at this time, alongside information on how to manage your money as bills rise.
  • Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund – Highland Third Sector Interface are pleased to share that there is new funding available for third sector organisations in Highland to promote adult mental health and wellbeing.

This is aimed at small-scale, grassroots community organisations to promote mental health and wellbeing and/or protect against the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population

Timeline:
Phase 1 
Expressions of Interest opening 17 October
Expressions of Interest deadline Midday, 7 November

Phase 2
Expressions of Interest opening 5pm, 7 November
Expressions of Interest deadline 28 November
https://www.highlandtsi.org.uk/hcmw-fund

Emergency Planning 

Douglas Crawford
Business Analyst

Community Support and Engagement

Highland Council

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Torbreck Lane Update

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McGowan Environmental Engineering Ltd

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Torbreck Lane

Cable Installation Works

UPDATE – 21st October 2022 

Good afternoon,

I hope you are all well.

The final phase of the works for the Moy to Inverness Grid Cable Remediation works are due to start on the 31/10/2022. We will now require a closure of 3 weeks on Torbreck Lane to allow for the cable connection and the reinstatement of the parking area at the woodland walk and associated cable tracks within the carriageway. The closure will be lifted on the 18/11/2022 at the latest.

Once again thank you for your patience and understanding as we near the completion of the works.

Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or by email.

Best wishes,

Douglas Munro EngTech MICE

Senior Project Manager | McGowan Environmental Engineering Ltd   | Mobile: 07508217996 | E Mail: [email protected]

Hall Upcoming Events

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The hall had a successful AGM and has a new committee.

We are happy to announce we’ve got some funding to repair our roof and paint the exterior. We’ve also got plans to upgrade the kitchen.

Upcoming Events

Karen Marshalsay on Scottish Harp

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  •  By popular demand, the next Curry Night will be on Saturday 19th November at 7:00pm. Bring your own bottle. Bring a curry or pudding if you like or put a donation into the hall donations box. All are welcome.
  •  The New Year’s Dance for 1st January 2023 is also being planned – details to follow.
  • The Burns Supper is being planned for January – details to follow.

Anyone interested in Emergency First Aid training, let Heidi know: Lucky 2 Be Here can come back and run training – free of charge, but donations are accepted.