Community Owned. Working Together: Cha sheas coimhearsnachd air a lèth-chois.
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.
The community have been granted a further 420 trees from the Woodland Trust, and on a cold and damp Saturday in November, a bunch of hardy volunteers set out to plant them!!
This involved a whole range of tasks to be undertaken, from the building of the protective fencing, the trenching, the planting, and the tying of canes and plastic coils. [But] with a dedicated team, and each person with their own task, it becomes a process that works well and smoothly, and the trees get planted in best production line order. Continue reading “Keose Glebe Tree Planting Advances!”
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.
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.
Work has now begun on the ground and drainage improvements at the Keose Community Playpark. This is preparatory work to improve the general playing area and to support the future siting of play equipment for which fundraising efforts are ongoing.
Any donations to this project are most welcome, and should be directed to Mrs Jan Gold at 8 Keose or Freddie Macleod at 6 Keose.
A big thank you to all that took part, and that put in a full days shift on a warm, sunny day.
It was all very enjoyable and everyone worked very well together, making things a pleasure rather than a chore.
All that hard work ensured that a number of important jobs were carried out before the late afternoon downpour. These included:
In addition the day gave an opportunity to test the new estate vehicle in practical operation. All present were very happy with how it performed.
A big thank you too to Ann Carmichael for her fantastic lunch provision and hospitality, to Donna for her drinks and snacks, to Louise for sticking with us, and to Douglas for giving up his time on a Saturday for a very wet walk in the rain.
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