The £50 million community-led initiative will see the establishment of high-quality, ethical seaweed production farms in north west Sutherland and small pier-side based “innovation centres” to process the seaweed. Proposals also include renting out space in the new centres to other businesses and building around 30 homes to address the local housing shortage. Around 30 jobs are […]
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The community company behind the plans also expect the housing to help support the ‘Scourie Rocks’ tourist exhibition planned for the village. What the new community housing could look like. Image: Iain Livesley Architects/Highland Council Planning. A community housing development on the North Coast 500 route has been approved in an effort to fix local
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Recently, representatives from Scourie Community Development Company, Assynt Development Trust and Kinlochbervie Community Company met with consultants Stevie Jerrad from Argyll Aquaculture and Cait-Murray, Scientific Strategic Consultancy, to investigate the viability of seaweed farming in NW Sutherland. Open meetings followed in Scourie, Lochinver and Kinlochbervie where people raised concerns around housing, access to fresh food,
We are pleased to announce that Karen Wade has accepted the role of part time seasonal, Community Growing Officer responsible for the development, delivery and the sharing of knowledge around community growing and the value of greenspace regeneration. With funding in place from SCVO and Awards For All , we aim to add value to
MIGHT YOU BE AVAILABLE? We’re looking for someone to help deliver our Community Garden Project at the Doctor’s Park; it’s a seasonal, flexible, part-time post suited to someone (or a couple of friends) interested in community growing, with some basic practical skills and growing experience. We have in storage much of what we need, a
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Scourie Bird Hide Our Projects Contact us Designed and built by local architect Bernard Planterose, the Bird Hide is located adjacent to the car park on the Beach Road overlooking the extensive tidal area of Scourie Bay which attracts wading and diving birds throughout the year. The hide contains graphics describing the local bird life
Wellbeing Our Projects Contact us SCDC received funding to offer classes through the winter months of 2021/22 and 2022/23 for classes in yoga, art, basket making and Gaelic speaking. In addition, during the summer months paddle boarding, kayaking classes have been offered.
Covid – community connections Our Projects Contact us During the Covid-19 pandemic, Scourie Community Development Company provided a number of services to ensure connections within the community were protected and nurtured. Community Food Larder This was established within the premises of Scourie’s only shop – Parkers. It ensured the shop was safeguarded until the lockdowns
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Woodland Footpaths Our Projects Contact us In 2013, we initiated a series of footpath creation and renewal schemes. This started with the creation of a new path from the Highland Council depot at the south end of the village and the viewpoint over the village and bay at Cnoc a’ Bhuthain. Here a picnic table
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Scourie Community Development Company Ltd.
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Charity Number: SCO43558
