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Funding For New Highland Archive Centre
The Highland Council has warmly welcomed the
�4.3 million grant awarded by the Heritage
Lottery Fund towards the �10.2 million cost
of a new Archive Centre which will house the
archival heritage of the Highlands. A site
has been chosen at the Bught, Inverness,
adjacent to the all-weather pitch, and the
Floral Hall.
Councillor Andy Anderson, Chairman of The
Highland Council's Education Culture and
Sport Committee, said: "This announcement is
of major importance to the Highlands of
Scotland. Our archives are of world
significance and now we will be able to
showcase them in one brand new state of the
art building.
"The Archive Centre will be part of The
Highland Council's celebration of Highland
2007, when Scotland will celebrate our
culture. The intention is to start building
during 2007, and to open in 2009, the Year
of Highland Homecoming. The centre will form
the "hub" in the Council's hub and spokes
strategy for the provision of its Archive
Service. Smaller area archive centres will
be developed as spokes. One spoke is already
established in
Caithness, and another is
currently being developed in Lochaber."
Company Wants Publics Views
On Old Brewery Site At Manson's Lane, Thurso
As a follow on
from the affordable housing project O'Brien
Construction Ltd designed at Manson's Lane,
they are hoping to develop the Old Brewery
Building into a further six social housing
units. The Old Brewery is a category B
listed building, built around 1798 in
traditional Caithness flagstone rubble,
which has been derelict and disused for many
years. Unfortunately the building's listed
status may well render their proposed
project unviable making it likely that the
building will remain as it is for the
foreseeable future. Current estimates
indicate that to restore the existing
building with an internal steel support
frame would cost in the region of �1.2
million, whereas to demolish and
sympathetically rebuild it, utilising the
original character and appearance of the
building would cost 50% less at �600K and
could easily be accommodated within Scottish
Executive funding benchmarks.
MANPOWER
STAFF, THURSO, CHECK OUT HEALTH
 The
staff of the Manpower site in Thurso were given the opportunity of a free
Health & Fitness Check at their workplace over the past two weeks. A
Health Mobile Unit was on site (courtesy of Healthy Highland Men) and
manned by Jean Macleod, Development Worker, HHM & Margaret Bremner,
Scotland�s Health at Work (SHAW) Adviser for Caithness & Sutherland.
Public invited to comment on Council Performance
The Highland Council is writing to 9,000 residents this week inviting
them to have their say on Council services. Chosen randomly, the residents
will receive a Performance Survey questionnaire asking their views on
their contact with the Council and satisfaction with services and inviting
their comments on how best the Council can serve their local communities.
The survey is conducted every year and the information received is used to
plan improvements to service delivery. Councillor David Alston, Chairman
of the Council's Renewing Democracy and Community Planning Select
Committee, said: "The views of residents are very important to us and we
would urge those who receive the questionnaire to set aside some time to
respond to the survey. "We are committed to delivering high quality
services to the public and being accountable for our performance. One way
that this is achieved is through the Public Performance Survey. The survey
also enables the Council to consult communities about its performance. "An
effective performance management system must include listening to and
taking account of the views of interested parties, and using this feedback
to improve performance."
Internationally Important Flow Country -
Scotland's Latest National Nature Reserve
A large area of internationally
important peatland in Caithness and
Sutherland is set to become Scotland's
latest National Nature Reserve. The main
Board of Scottish Natural Heritage has
agreed that land at Forsinard and Dorrerry,
owned and managed for wildlife and people by
RSPB, be declared as The Flows National
Nature Reserve (NNR).
New Donkey At Latheronwheel Was Quite A Surprise
 Meet Ivan, aged just 8 hours with mother Mavis enjoying the view from the
Latheronwheel field of Heehaw Donkeys. Proud mum Mavis was one of 6 jenny
donkeys recently bought and transported from the Russian Ukraine border,
Little Ivan, all grey and fluffy stands at 30 inches.
1 June 06
Wick Players Open Night
 Wick
Players chairman Drew MacLeod welcomed everyone to the open evening to
celebrate the move into the premises at Moray Street after many years of
working with only a small storage space. the new place provides workshops,
rehearsal space and wardrobe space small meeting rooms and lots of storage
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