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Otters and Fibre, oh my!
You’ve all seen the Openreach vans bringing fibre to Tiree, but did you know that our very own Ranger, Hayley, has played a critical role too? She has been going ahead of the build to make sure that otter holts are not disturbed during the process. It’s a requirement of the installation work, and the…
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Tilley Updates: May 2025
Generated in May 143,346 kWh Most Productive Day 25th May – 13,863 kWh Windiest Day 25th May – 47.87mph We’re delighted to finally be able to share an update on Tilley’s monthly generation again. May gave us a full month of generation, and she didn’t disappoint – producing an impressive 143,346 kWh of generation! The windiest day…
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Volunteers’ Week: 2-8 June
We have over 60 people who are directly and indirectly involved with Urras Thiriodh in a voluntary capacity. That’s a lot of people who give up their time to support youth activities, be Directors, sit on working groups and keep things running in a whole host of ways. We literally couldn’t do it without you.…
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We have a winner!
A huge congratulations to Paul Dempsey who had the winning entry in our photo competition! ‘S math a rinn thu! We had a huge number of great entries, but Paul’s was the runaway winner with our panel of staff and board members. We’ll be sending the image to CMAL, and the new sign will be included in the construction tender…
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May 2025 Newsletter
It’s been a busy quarter! Find out what we’re up to, and what’s coming up…
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FACT CHECK: 100 Solar Panels?
FACT CHECK: You might have seen that the Oban Times covered our planning application for 100 solar panels and battery storage at a discreet location behind the Business Units. The bit that was missed out is that, whilst we have the planning permission, we are still exploring funding! This application was part of a potential…
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We need your help: Housing Need and Demand Assessment
Argyll and Bute Council are preparing their next Housing Need and Demand Assessment. This is the key to getting an accurate picture of housing demand, which in turn may help unlock funding. The survey is being conducted by Research Resource on behalf of the Council, and will gather information from households about their housing needs.…
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Moorings & Harbour Update
Some of you might have noticed that the Gott Bay moorings aren’t yet out. They are due to be inspected on the 28th of May, and as we are anticipating that a few repairs might be needed – which involves a reinspection – we are estimating the end of June before they are available, at…
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New Head of Comms and Gàidhlig
Tha sinn air leth toilichte innse dhuibh gu bheil Rhoda Meek air a cur an dreuchd mar Cheannard ùr air Conaltradh agus Gàidhlig. We’re delighted to let you know that Rhoda Meek has been appointed as our new Head of Communications and Gaelic. ‘S e dreuchd phàirt-ùine a tha seo a chuidicheas le fàs ar n-obair…
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Photo Competition – Welcome to Tiree!
Remember the big sign at the top of the pier that said “Welcome to Tiree”? Well, when the Diesel Club closed, they gave some money to the Trust. We want to use some of it to replace that sign… So, with the permission of CalMac, we are going to run a competition to find the…
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Urras Thiriodh
Tiree Community Development Trust
