Dates for December Sat 6th Final date for Scourie Greetings

Mon 8th Local card box in shop

Mon 15th Greetings newsletter to be out this week

Tues 16th Primary school show @ village hall

Wed 17th KLB High School dance 7pm-10pm

Thurs 18th Community party @ village hall

Thurs 18th Final day for local card delivery

Thurs 18th KLB High School concert @ 7pm

Fri 19th Schools close for holidays

Sun 21st Carol service @ Church of Scotland

Seen & Heard Shortly after this feature was

introduced, a Tarbet resident was eager

that the plight of a ferryman’s car

should be announced to all the readers. Little

did he know that a few months later, he

would find himself in the very same situation!

From the archives Issue 3 August 2006

PC David Inglis announced his forthcoming retirement.

RBS intimated the possibility of installing a cash

machine in the new filling station building when it is

complete.

Assynt Centre was under threat of closure.

Christmas Carol Service Everyone in the community is invited to take part in the

carol service in Scourie Church of Scotland on Sunday

21st Dec at 6pm.

Tea, coffee, juice and mince pies will be served in the

church hall afterwards.

Those who wish may contribute

to the Christmas appeal to

support the work of the

Christian Blind Mission which

seeks to treat and prevent

conditions that cause blindness in

children and adults.

Scourie girl gets award

Alison Milne, daughter of Christine MacDonald,

Minchview, has won a national accolade for her top

quality work for the Pituitary Foundation Endocrine

Nurse Helpline. Alison has won ‘Helpline Employee of

the Year’, one of only 5 annual awards made by the

Helplines Partnership. She was nominated by her

colleagues at the foundation who she has worked for

for seven years as their only Endocrine Specialist

Nurse & Advisor. The helpline, which Alison runs from

home, is a

valuable service

for patients,

carers and

relatives of

those who have

been diagnosed

with a pituitary

condition. Along

with manning

the helpline,

Alison

frequently

fundraises for

the Pituitary

Foundation.

Scourie News

Edition 102 December 2014

Christmas Greetings

Anyone wishing to place a greeting in the special

edition of the Scourie News should have their forms

completed and returned to the shop by Sat 6th Dec at

the latest. An extra form has been attached to this

edition as well as more being available in the shop for

those who have misplaced them!

Scourie Primary School will be running its usual local

Christmas card delivery service. The box will be in the

shop from Mon 8th Dec until Thurs 18th Dec with

deliveries happening at regular intervals. The cost

remains at 10p per card and monies

should be put into the box

along with your cards.

At the recent table top sale and craft fair held in

Achfary hall, the grand total of £655 was raised for

the Highland Hospice. This included the sale of charity

cards and calendars by Christine MacDonald whilst

Karen Gregory organized the other stall holders and

the tea and cake sales. They would both like to thank

everyone for their support as stall holders and as

customers, making it a very successful day.

Pub quiz

It was with great delight to many regulars that

Carol-anne Moynes hosted the first of this winter’s pub

quiz nights recently. With 8 teams entering, the

competition was tough. The toilet roll booby prize was

awarded to one of the all-male youngster teams with

the unprintable name, whilst the winning team was aptly

named ‘It’s no easy!’ and were presented the cash pot

and a bottle of whisky.

Due to very busy diaries, there will be no pub quiz in

December, but it is hoped that a date can be arranged

for January. Plenty time to revise your general

knowledge!

Village Hall

At the second attempt of holding an AGM, it was

possible to form a committee to oversee the running of

the village hall. However new members are always

welcome and encouraged to come forward. As the

nursery has moved out of the hall, the income from

rent has reduced but this has freed up the diary. Ideas

and suggestions for potential events would be

welcomed by the committee.

The new committee is due to meet in mid-December.

Keep an eye on the local notice boards for any

forthcoming events.

The mice have invaded the hall and we are trying to

control them. Mouse traps are set in areas of the

kitchen, stage and library loft. All have warning signs

by them. Please can hall users ensure that the building

is left in a clean condition and that all foodstuffs are

removed?

All crockery and cutlery has been

dishwashed, thanks to Gill and Jean,

and placed in wall cupboards. All hall

users please make sure that

crockery is replaced in the cupboards without

overfilling them.

BAM Nutall

As a thank you to the local community following their

contract at the Maldie hydro scheme at Kylestrome,

the Glasgow based contractors, BAM Nutall, kindly

agreed to print the Scourie News each month. Despite

their contract having finished some time ago, this

arrangement has continued until now and has been a

great saving to the community council. The staff in

Glasgow, especially Annmaria Colletta, have been very

helpful and obliging. With this arrangement drawing to

a conclusion, the community council would like to

sincerely thank BAM Nutall and their staff for all their

assistance. We will continue to email a copy of the

Scourie News to their offices as many of the staff like

to keep in touch with what is happening in our corner.

Scourie Website

The community council has asked that local businesses

be aware that they can advertise on the Scourie

website for an annual fee of £10. Anyone wishing to

advertise should contact Pete Tuck. All monies raised

will go to the development company for the ongoing

developments in the communities.

The Scourie website (www.scourie.co.uk) is a resource

that is viewable worldwide. After Christmas, people will

be planning holidays for next year, and the website is

the showcase they will use to discover about Scourie.

What to do, where to stay, where to eat. To do this,

the site needs to be up to date, and correct. Please let

me know of any village, or other local events, so that I

can keep things updated.

Pete Tuck.

Christmas Events

The pupils and staff of Scourie Primary School would

like to invite everyone to come to their annual

Christmas show which will take place in the village hall

on the evening of Tuesday 16th December. This year,

the children will be telling the story of Christmas and

some of the worldwide traditions. Refreshments will be

served, with mince pies and biscuits kindly supplied by

Madeline Stephens of Scourie Guest House.

The community Christmas party will take place in the

village hall on Thursday 18th Dec. The fun and games

begin at 1.30pm and will be followed by the party tea. A

special visitor is hoped to arrive at approx. 3.30pm. All

members of the community are welcome to attend and

join in with the children’s delight as they build up to

Christmas.

Scourie Primary School

The children of P1-4 would like to thank everyone who

has responded to their recent questionnaire to former

pupils about their school days. They have found all the

results very interesting. Anyone who still has a form to

return can hand it in at any time or any former pupils

who have been missed should ask the school for a copy

of the questions.

We are also still look for old photos of the school and

would be interested to see any you can lend to us. They

can be photos of the pupils or the buildings or school

events. We will copy photos and return the originals to

you as quickly as possible.

Scourie Calendars

Calendars are now selling

rapidly.

Avoid disappointment and

buy yours now.

The perfect present for

friends, family and those

living away.

Available in the shop and

other local outlets.

£6.00 each

Disclaimer

The editor would like it to be known that any items featured in the

Scourie News do not necessarily

reflect the opinions of the editor or the community council.

Articles are inserted at the contributors’ request.

Edited & compiled by Aileen MacDonald

on behalf of Scourie & District Community Council

Printed by BAM-Nutall

scourienews@btinternet.com

Are you Young and Free?

You are young, intelligent and full of ambition. This is a familiar situation for school leavers and graduates across the country with job prospects for young people at an all time low. Well why not take matters into your own hands and make your own success. Over recent years starting a business is a growing trend for many resourceful young people.

Assynt Leisure/Learning Centre will be running Workshops

giving tips, help and advice for starting up your own business aimed mainly at 16 to 24 year olds. As well as Workshops there will be Mentors on hand who can give you advice and guidance as well as helping you understand the challenges you will face and advise you on how to overcome them to help you on your way to business success. Dates for the following Workshops to

be confirmed Business Start up

Design & Build Your Business Website Online Marketing

Marketing & Selling Skills

Set up & Maintain Small Business Accounting System

Sell your Product Online

To find out if these could be right for you phone: 01571 844 123, you can also email me at: sandramcallus@gmail.com or assyntlearningcentre @gmail.com

Scottish Charity: SC030350

European Fisheries Fund Programme and the Highland Council part

financed by the Scottish Government, the Highland European Fisheries

Fund Programme and the Highland Council

Seen & Heard #2 A local girl was devastated when two of her

newly purchased ducks disappeared from

her house recently. After

weeks of speculation and

hunting, the runaways were discovered

trying to hide amongst some other locals!

North West Training Centre

Wishes you a Very Merry Christmas

December Courses (to 18 Dec)

Digital Skills at KLB Mon, Wed, Thurs 14:00-15:30 Flexible ICT sessions to suit your needs.

Employability Club: Tues 10:30-12:00 Help with CVs, ICT,

Job Applications.

Other times than listed may be available, please ring.

COMING UP: Geology & Landscape Evolution 20 Jan

Open Day & Exhibition of Works 13 January at Taigh Ceilidh,

Kinlochbervie

Stained Glass Panels 17 & 24 Jan (2 of 2) Previous experience

required (ring for details)

Contact us: T: 01971 521238 E: northwest.tc@virgin.net W: http://northwesttrainingcentre.weebly.com

November weather It has been a “topsy-turvy” autumn. August and October were both the 2nd wettest since 1992. August was 8 mm short of the record, and over twice the 20 year average, while October was 20 mm short and 1.5 times the average. September and November have been the opposite, and relatively dry. September was the 3rd driest September, but November currently stands as the driest since Alistair started recording the weather in 1992. Still 2 days to go though!!

We’ve had 54 mm (188) so far this month, the most falling on the 7th with 12 mm. There have been 14 days where nothing was recorded. Temperatures have been about the same as last year, with average min and max being 5.9 (5.4) and 9.4 (9.5) deg C. Extreme minimums were a high of 10 deg on 12th, and 3 deg on 9th and 20th. High and low maximums were 15 deg on 1st, and 7 deg on 20th.

The solar panels have produced 36 (34.9) kW, an average of 1.3 kW with a high of 2.97 on 11th. (Last year’s records in brackets.)

Fèis Thuath an Iar

AGM

Thursday 11th December

7.30pm

Village Hall

All welcome

any enquiries to

Sheilah Cunningham

Secretary 01971502072

Festive Greetings

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Christmas greetings edition will be delivered mid-December.

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