Dores and Essich Community

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Community Council meeting Cancelled

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The meeting due to be held tomorrow night at Dores Parish Hall has been cancelled. We hope to rearrange for the following Monday the 26th of September but will confirm through the week

Update 23/09/22

Due to members being on holiday , working and illness we won’t be having the CC meeting on Monday the 26th and it is proposed to have it at the beginning of October. I will confirm here and via email nearer the time.

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon

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We would like to give you advance information regarding the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon, River Ness 10K & 5K taking place on Sunday 2 October 2022.

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 2 October. During this period there is a diversion via the Essich Road for access to Inverness. 

We would like to thank all the local communities, residents and businesses along the route for your continued support and patience; we fully appreciate that some of these plans may inconvenience you and apologise in advance for this.

We hope you will join us on race day to support the runners, many of whom come from Inverness as well as further afield in Scotland, the UK and overseas to take part. The Festival of Running is expected to raise a significant amount of money for charity; the 2021 event raised £522,000.

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

https://lochnessmarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Summarised-Road-Closures_LNM-2022.pdf

Community Resilience Briefing 12-9-22

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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. 

Death of her Majesty the Queen – Following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen, The Highland Council has released this statement. This also includes information on local gardens of remembrance or books of condolence. 

Covid related information 

Funding  

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

  • Discover Digital Inclusion and Participation Grants 
    The ALLIANCE has a new funding opportunity for voluntary sector and community organisations through their Discover Digital programme. There are two different grants available (up to £3,000 and up to £15,000), for organisations doing work on promoting health and wellbeing through digital tools and services. 
     
     Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 14 September. Find out more and make an application.
  • Community Learning & Development Digital Device Fund 
    If your organisation delivers community learning and development services in Scotland, then you could be eligible to apply for up to £15,000 to purchase digital devices that can be used by learners to support their development. 
    Applications close at 12pm on Friday 16 September. For full fund criteria and to apply, visit our SCVO grantmaking portal

Welfare, poverty reduction and resilience

  • Adult Disability Payment – Social Security Scotland are providing support for extra costs for people with a disability or long-term health condition. 
  • Trellis Community Food Growing Networking Event – 30th September, Badenoch & Strathspey Community Hospital, Aviemore 10am – 3.30pm
    This event would suit any Community Food Growing projects, whether established or in the initial stages of set-up.  The last Trellis event was a great opportunity to meet with groups and organisations who have an interest in CFG and the mental/health benefits of growing food. 
  • How to Plan for National Power Outages (NPO) – Attached is details from The Scottish Business Resilience Centre who are hosting a free event on 5th October 12:00-2:00pm about preparing a business for a National Power Outage.
  • Practical Cyber Resilience Skills – Cyber Scotland are hosting two free online workshops to learn about cyber security, earning a certificate at the end and a practical cyber security badge. The events are:
  • Wednesday 14 September 10:00-12:00 – Tools for staying safe online
  • Wednesday 21 September 10:00-12:00 – Tools for Resilience and Recovery
  • Monthly Threat Update – The City of London Police have released the latest information on fraud and cyber dependent crime. Reports of scams have been increasing continually, with some of the current most common scams involving football tickets, fake holiday giveaways, and amazon gift cards. Attached is the full document with more information.

Mental Health and Wellbeing  

  • 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.

Emergency Planning 

Other

  • Energy Cost Calculator – Allows you to calculate the running costs of any electrical items using a range of tariffs.
  • free digital checkup service – SCVO have created a tool to review your digital capability and get advice on your next steps regarding leadership, equipment, content, resilience and more.
  • Opportunity to Join the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) Foundation – 
    Foundation is the name of our external network, who come together in an up to 120-person strong membership, four times a year, providing the vital link between UHI and our communities. The collective role of Foundation is to act as a custodian of our articles of association, shape the university’s future, champion UHI, and jointly drive positive change for the region. You can find more information here Governance – Foundation (uhi.ac.uk). You can contact Dr Jen Vanderhoven for further information at [email protected] 

    We are looking for new members from across our stakeholder groups, and the region to join – Community, businesses, government and policy makers, future students and schools, alumni and donors.

    If you would like to join UHI Foundation, please take a look at the commitment we look for from our members, on the website and then complete ouronline application form.

Douglas Crawford
Business Analyst

Community Support and Engagement

Highland Council

Educational Bursaries

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DORES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES 2022/23

Applications are now invited for bursaries for the 2022/23 academic year.

 Details of the policy on bursaries and an application form are available from the Development Trust’s page here https://doresonlochness.com/services-information/dores-community-development-trust/

When completed, application forms together with evidence of matriculation / enrolment on an appropriate course should be returned to me by 30 September, either by email to [email protected] or by post to Balachladaich, Dores, Inverness, IV2 6XP. 

Fiona Cairns 

Secretary

10 September 2022

Fiona & John Cairns

Balachladaich Bed & Breakfast

Loch Ness, Dores, IV2 6XP

www.lochnessbedbreakfast.co.uk

For more information about the south Loch Ness area, please visit www.visitsouthlochness.com

Recent Road Closure at Scaniport

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Dear Community Council,

Please pass on my thanks to local residents in Scaniport, Dores and the wider area for their cooperation and patience during the part-time road closures on Monday and Tuesday this week for the tree felling works.

Highland Tree Doctors, carried out a fantastic job with a lot of care and attention to the local surroundings, managing pedestrians and cyclists on the shared-use path in what was a constrained and difficult working environment and the area has been left in good condition.

Alba Traffic Management carried out the road closure to their usual high standards and managed buses and local access well.  We tweaked the routing signing on the second day where required and although some motorists did arrive at the closure we did not encounter any problems.  Overall this worked very well.

The support of Angus in allowing use of his field for access to the site and timber removal is very much appreciated by the contractors and Highland Council.  This helped make the job much easier and safer which was great.

There was a couple of lower branches remaining which were removed this morning and visibility is now greatly improved with the Gateway area much more open and visible.

I will press on and organise the remaining works being the signs, lines and Gateway features.  I will advise of dates for these works once the signs are manufactured and delivered and once I have a date from the road marking contractor.  Hopefully I will manage to get this in place before the winter with the new 40 restriction coinciding with this.

If you have any queries please let me know.

Best regards,

Colin.

Colin Ross

Senior Engineer – Strategy & Testing

The Highland Council | Infrastructure, Environment and Economy

Torr Gardens and Scottish Water

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You may have had a leaflet through the door recently from Scottish Water about the mains replacement pipe coming from Aldourie and through Torr Gardens.

Ella made an enquiry about the arrangements as they were a bit vague.

She got this reply today ,so more news as we get it and if you have any questions they can be put directly to Scottish Water representatives.

Ella

Our SW Comms rep Joanna Peebles said she would contact you – she is expecting to be Dores on 13th September to visit School and contact residents

The Contractor confirmed that they would not be closing Torr Gardens in the first 2 weeks of the approved closure and will be contacting residents to identify the arrangements.

regards

Hugh MacPherson

Project Manager

DV2 Investment Delivery – North Hub