Two planning applications have been received by Highland Council for electronic message signs for Nairn beaches from SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency). Presumably they will give details of climatic and other conditions on the beach for bathers and others heading down to Nairn's seafront.
One will be sited just down from the Bailey Bridge on the Tarry Dyke footpath and another on the Links. You can see the applications here and here respectively.
The one on the Tarry Dyke will be powered by a wee wind mill and solar panel on a structure that will be a little more than twice the size of the information board. The one on the links will be powered by an underground cable.
15 comments:
Hope the one on the Links says 'no dogs on the beach'
more money spent on useless info,and I bet the windmill/solar panel will not last more than a week when the vandals get to it,the cash would be better spent on the pot holes and improving the town centre.
narook.
In the immortal words of John McEnroe..... "You cannot be serious!"
In the grand scheme of local priorities, who on earth thinks that electronic solar-powered signs on the riverside paths are way up at the top of the list?
Before putting up digital screens alongside the paths, perhaps the authorities could ensure that the existing display by the main bus stop actually works. Or maybe the answer is for SEPA to take over from HiTrans the responsibility for running the bus-timetable displays, as well as providing announcements about conditions on the beach?
Come to think of it, wouldn't SEPA's money better be spent on keeping the beach clean and ensuring that the rivermouth area is pollution-free, rather than putting up signs saying how cold, windy or dirty the area is?
How about spending the money on the survey that needs to be done before more flood defences can be implemented for Nairn.
oh jesus Christ,i have heard it all now,
spending money on this rubbish when the council is supposed to be cutting back on everything,they should be ashamed of this idiotic waste of public money.
ima,,noyed.
The applicant is SEPA anon, not the Council
The riverside area is a disgrace. There needs to be a serious tree replanting from the fir hall bridge right down to the railway bridge.
The trees are old, dead and lots have been undermined by high water. .it used to be a lovely walk, now it's depressing.
Please use any money to fix it, we don't need to know what the weather is like if we are already at the beach.
Would agree with your there anon but there has a be a place in the ecology of the river for dead wood and trees that are not so bonny because dead and dying wood or trees with holes in them are just as good if not better for wildlife. Yes let's plant a few more for the future but it doesn't need to be all Parkland, there's Viewfield if you want that sort of thing.
I wonder who is going to change the information on the boards? I hope it's not the Community Council, the notice board in Castle Square has not been updated since November! I'm fed up submitting posters to go in it.
We do need to leave room for wildlife at the riverside, but it is at its worst that I have seen for 50 years , so much for entrusting things to this generation.
I hope we can count on your votes for Nurturing Nairnshire on the 12th March at the community centre. The River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust would like to plant 120 Trees like Rowan and bird cherry,as well as bushes and shrubs from the road bridge to the Maggot,this will provide shelter,feeding, fragrance and colour for the birds. It's a great pity all the dead trees and bushes were chipped just below the road bridge, this deprived the wildlife of valuable shelter.
maybe the key is lost again
The Davidson Trust money, "for the good of the people of Nairn".why can't we get some of it for the riverside restoration.
We are never told what it is used for.
Anonymous 8.34pm, The Davidson Trust application forms are freely available but you must be a charity with a constitution and accounts. Like Joe Telfer says get yourself and supporters along to the Community Centre on 12 March and state your case for funding for Nurturing Nairn. Rules apply, so get an application form.
Where do you get these application forms? Please
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