Community Owned. Working Together: Cha sheas coimhearsnachd air a lèth-chois.
Hebridean Housing have started doing some remedial drainage work at the end of the village, and working together with the Keose Glebe Estate and Keose Glebe Grazings, it is hoped that the existing arterial drains and culverts will be cleaned out at the same time.
Hopefully, now that this water has somewhere to go, we will have much drier crofts and parks, and there will be less water getting on to the roads themselves.
There are lots more drains to fix and bring back into use, and hopefully some more of these will be tackled in the year ahead.
Thank you again to the volunteers involved, and to CnES for their work.
Estate Volunteers have been busy going over the Glebe, checking buildings, equipment, trees and boats so that they are made safe and ready for whatever the weather and forthcoming season throws at them.
These are all parts of the activities and responsibilities that come with community land ownership, and just some of skills that we are developing as a community.
Thank you to all the participants who have assisted with this, and especially to Finlay Morrison who tied down our storage container and picnic bench.
With financial assistance from Marine Harvest, and in conjunction with Keose Glebe Grazings, the moor road has been further upgraded with the installation of a new cattle grid. (The work being undertaken by AMK).
The old grid was getting to the end of its useful life, and the side walls had begun to fall, or were extremely wobbly. It is great therefore to see the new unit in place, compete with its hedgehog ladder and escape hope.
Thank you to all involved, and to Marine Harvest in particular. Continue reading “New Estate Cattle Grid”
As previously stated, a 10 mile per hour speed restriction and a 3.5 ton weight limit have been applied to the Keose Glebe moor road.
We have now obtained the appropriate signage and this has been installed (thank you to Graphite Signs and Angus Macdonald for this).
We would be grateful if these limits can be observed at all times.
Another interesting and useful training session was held in the Estate Office on the 25th of August, and crofters from both Keose, Keose Glebe and elsewhere were in attendance. Once again, the training was led by Ian Cairns of Agrifood Technical Services, and topics included: Sheep, Brexit and planning for the future; Sheep, markets and values; The impact of Brexit on sheep industry; New ideas to make practical flock management simpler; and new ideas for improved profitability.
Continue reading “Crofter Training 2”
Some new Road Safety Signs have now gone up in the village, and we expect some more, together with additional road markings and linage, shortly.
A very enjoyable and informative training session on ‘Grassland Weed Management and the Control of Common Rush’ was held on the 23rd of June.
This was open to all Keose and Glebe Crofters and Residents, and while not as many people as expected managed to attend, those that did found a lot to learn, discuss and think about, and which will be invaluable as we attempt to improve the quality of our soils, crofts and grazings. Continue reading “Crofter Training – Session 1”
Ian Cairns will be back in the village this month, and this will give us an opportunity to discuss the findings of his Land Capability Study.
He will also provide a half day training session on Rushes/Croft/Land improvement.
The Land Capability Study discussion will be open to all Keose Glebe residents and crofters, and will take place at the Estate Office on Friday 23rd June at 7pm.
The Training Session will be open to anyone from Keose or Keose Glebe, and will take place at the Estate Office on Saturday 24th June from 10-2pm.
[Apologies – the above dates and times have been altered from those previously advertised due to unforeseen circumstances].
Rebekah Dundas from the Scottish Land Fund will be carrying out a first monitoring visit to the village, and will look at the work that we have undertaken since our acquisition of the estate.
She will be here on Tuesday the 20th of June between 3 and 5pm, and we would welcome anyone in the community who wants to come along then to meet with her, and to discuss matters.
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