'S e Urras Thiriodh, no Urras Leasachaidh Coimhearsnachd Thiriodh, buidheann carthannais a chaidh a stèidheachadh gus obair a dhèanamh a dh’ionnsaigh amasan leasachaidh coimhearsnachd seasmhach fad-ùine. Bidh sinn a’ dèanamh ar dìcheall gus dèiligeadh ri feumalachdan seirbheis deatamach agus gus beatha nan daoine a tha a' fuireach an seo a leasachadh. Tha sinn air ar stiùireadh leis a’ choimhearsnachd agus air ar ruith le bòrd taghte de mhuinntir Thiriodh maireannach.
Lorgaidh sibh ar n-oifis taobh a-staigh Ionad an Eilein, Crosabol. Tha fiosrachadh do luchd-tadhail poblach anns an oifis againn, le taigh-beag ruigsinneach agus goireas atharrachaidh pàisde fosgailte don phoball rè uairean oifis.
'S e ar misean leasachadh seasmhach Eilean Thiriodh a bhrosnachadh, le aire air chultar, dualchas agus àrainneachd shònraichte an eilein.
Leugh ar Artaigilean Comainn an seo..
Board Meetings are held monthly where possible. Minutes will not be published until they have been approved at the following meeting.
Phyl Meyer
Head of Housing & Strategy (Chief Officer)
Kate Bauen
Head of Operations
Rhoda Meek
Interim Head of Projects & Comms
Shari MacKinnon
Finance and Admin Officer
Augustijn van Gaalen
Projects Officer
Emmie Martin
Projects Officer
Fiona Armstrong
Community Support Officer
Willie MacKinnon
Youth Worker
Hayley Douglas
Ranger
Inge Armstrong
Governance & Finance Officer
Lauren MacArthur
Operations and Admin Assistant
Tiree Community Development Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee (Company No. SC 292902) and a registered charity (Scottish Charity No. SC 037018). We also operate as Parent of a Company Group containing four subsidiary trading companies wholly owned by us.
All of our elected Board directors must be residents of Tiree and this ensures the we are led with the community interests at the heart of everything we do. We can choose to co-opt Directors who are not resident, but who have skills and expertise that we feel are important.
Our current board are:
Fiona Malcolm (Chair)
Fiona is a busy nana to 10 grandchildren all living in Tiree. She works in Tigh a Rudha as a carer and a cook and also runs an ironing and laundry business. She is involved in many local committees and loves the island way of life.
John Bowler (Vice Chair)
John has worked as the Island Officer for RSPB on Tiree since 2001 and lives at Balephuil with his wife Janet. He was one of the original Directors of TCDT in 2006 and is also a Director of TREL and TRD Ltd.
Martin Finnigan
Martin has served as a director of the Trust and/or TREL for over eight years. He has deep personal ties to Tiree through his wife, whose family connections in the island span six generations. Professionally, Martin holds qualifications in Electrical Engineering and Finance. He has over 30 years of experience developing projects that address social injustice and strengthen communities in challenging places around the world.
Christine Coghill
Christine moved home to Tiree in 2021 after spending 9 years on the mainland studying and working as a Gaelic/Maths teacher. She is wife to Philip, mum to 3 girls and a part-time crofter.
Matthew McDowall
Matthew serves as a Director for the Tiree Trust and also sits on the board for CIT. Outside of Tiree he is involved with the Young Islanders Network, which aims to give young people on Islands a voice to be heard by decision makers.
Ronnie Baird
Ronnie has recently become a Tiree resident, having been a regular visitor to the Island with family since he was a young child. He spent his career in housing and land promotion/ development, in which he is still active on the mainland, and has joined the Board to try to help develop affordable housing for Tiree residents.
Currently we own 8 community assets including; a wind turbine, 2 harbours, a shop, an electric minibus, an art installation, 4 business units and a filling station.
We have 4 wholly owned subsiduaries.
Bidh TREL a' ruith ar tuirbine. Bidh i a' cosnadh teachd-a-steach gus taic a thoirt do phròiseactan coimhearsnachd.
Bidh TCEL a' ruith an stèisean connaidh coimhearsnachd agus na h-aonadan gnìomhachais, a dh'fhosgail ann an 2024.
Bidh Bann-leathann Thiriodh a' cleachdadh soithichean rèidio gus bann-leathann a chur timcheall an eilein.
'S ann le TCMAL a tha Caladh Sgairinis, Caladh-iasgaich Mhilton agus dusan acarsaid airson bàtaichean-siùil luchd-tadhail.
One of the key learning points over the early years of our development has been the importance of communication. Communication is vital to the Trust achieving its vision and for the Tiree community and we take our responsibility for this very seriously . It would be very useful if we could have some constructive feedback on what is working and what you feel we need to improve. So please support, guide and help us to build a solid foundation for Tiree to embrace the changes, opportunities and developments it faces.
Our Terms of Engagement are
- To be inclusive for the whole Community
- We will endeavour to acknowledge your communication within 3 working days.
- Our key communication channels are regular updates in An Tirisdeach, public meetings in Tiree, our office and our website.
We welcome your questions and constructive feedback but please respect that we are a small, very busy team. Communication is a two way process and we aim for an inclusive approach to enable us to inform the community on Tiree. In all of our communications we will endeavour to be
- respectful
- clear
- professional
and we feel that it is reasonable to expect the same of those corresponding with us.
Fair Work:
Tiree Community Development Trust is committed to playing its part in the Fair Work Convention’s vision that by 2025, people in Scotland will have a world-leading working life where fair work drives success, wellbeing and prosperity for individuals, businesses, organisations and society. We are therefore developing a workplace that is built on the five key dimensions of Fair Work: effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect.
You can read our Fair Work Plan statement here
We are proud to pay at or above Real Living Wage for all staff and contractors, and it is a condition of tendering for work with us that contractors do the same.
Usage policy for material used on this site and any other site or publications under the Trust Group: Text information is provided for public benefit and may be shared and further distributed freely, with an attribution/link back to the source page. Photographs used on the websites or materials of any Trust project or subsidiary may not be used by third parties for any other purposes without the consent of the owner of the image. If you have a query regarding the use of an image, or wish to offer us the use of images for Trust purposes please contact photos@tireetrust.org.uk