Community Food Growing on Sandown - feasibility study to go ahead!

Interesting news on Cllr Paul Oldham's blog:

 "Plans for Sandown

At the last Area Committee it was agreed that a feasibility study would be progressed to explore the potential of developing Community Food Growing on Sandown. This followed public feedback received as part of the consultation on the future use of that land. We’ve now agreed for that to go ahead with a budget of £18,000, which will be paid for by the Common Good Fund, which owns the land."

More interesting item's on Paul's blog here.

 

NRCC Public Meeting Wed 23 Nov at 7 Nairn Community and Arts Centre

 More here on the NRCC website. 

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to watch the Nairnshire Area Committee which took place on the 15th of November 2022

 

"No new housing in Nairn until we get a bypass" says Councillor

 Paul Oldham points out changes in the Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan in his latest blog post here. 

Nairn Local Place Plan meeting in Community Centre 7.30 pm 10th November

 

Childrens' Christmas Bauble competition - prizes to be won for Christmas Lights switch on.

Youngsters and business owners are being given the opportunity to get involved in this year’s Countdown to Christmas event which will incorporate the town’s Christmas lights switch on.

Children across Nairn are being invited by Nairn Connects BID, which is organising the event on November 26, to make a Christmas decoration to be in with a chance of turning on the lights accompanied by Father Christmas.

Meanwhile, businesses in Nairn are being encouraged to decorate their windows and shop fronts to ensure the town is a winter wonderland for the big day.

Decorations need to be in place by November 19, and the windows will be judged by STV’s Nicola McAlley with winners being announced at the Christmas Lights Switch on.

Lucy Harding, manager of Nairn BID said: “We are working with Inverness Farmers’ Market and others to bring a great event to Nairn to mark the countdown to Christmas and we want as many people as possible to get involved.

Lucy Harding, Nairn BID manager with the first bauble entry

“We have run the Christmas decoration competition before and it’s always well received. If you are taking part, entries need to be taken to the community centre by November 24. They need to be clearly labelled with a name and contact details. All the entries will be put into a Santa’s hat and a winner chosen.”

Lucy added: “It’s the first time we have done the window dressing competition and the organisers of Inverness Farmers’ Market, who are running our street market on the day, are offering a £50 cash prize to the winner. There will be two runners up prizes in retail and food and beverage categories. They will each receive a Highlands Gift Card to spend in Nairn.

“The shops in Nairn always pull out all the stops and the windows and shop fronts always look spectacular, but we just wanted to add in an extra incentive this year so that windows are ready in time for the big switch on.”

As well as the light switch on at 4pm, the one-day event will include a street market, two craft fayres, street entertainment, live performances and more.

It will take place over two locations, the Town Centre and Nairn Community & Arts Centre.

Full details and timings will be available on the Nairn BID website www.nairnconnects.com

New Nairn Youth Football Pathway to be established

 Nairn County state on their website: "Getting as many young people playing in football in Nairn is extremely important to the club and today, we are excited to announce we are joining forces with Nairn Soccer 7s and Nairn Fire to commit to providing a more structured approach to youth football in the town."

 More here:

Saturday November 26th - Christmas Lights switch-on, an all day event - businesses and community groups invited to get involved

Nairn’s Christmas lights switch on is back and the one-day event will include a street market, two craft fayres, street entertainment, live performances and more.

Countdown to Christmas will take place over two locations, the Town Centre and Nairn Community & Arts Centre.

The event is being organised for a third year by Nairn Connects BID and businesses and community groups are being encouraged to get involved.

Nairn BID manager Lucy Harding said: “The Christmas Lights switch on is back and we are so very excited. Last year, we were unable to do the actual switch on due to Covid restrictions, but this year it is back on.

“The switching on of the lights is an important annual event and provides an opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the beginning of the festive season. Nairn BID is here to develop these opportunities and to encourage people into the town so that the businesses can benefit and we believe that what we have created will do just that.”


She added: “The event will kick off at 10am with a craft fayre in the community centre until 3pm. This will be supplemented by the Inverness Farmers Market and a crafters corner all along the High Street. The main town centre will be shut to traffic which will enable visitors to browse at their leisure. There will also be performances from community groups, street entertainment including stilt walkers, a circus skills performer and a fire show, a clown, huskies, a Santa’s grotto in the library and of course the all-important lights switch on at 4pm.”

“We are promoting the event on MFR and in Spotlight magazine this year”

“Our previous Christmas events have been a huge success with a great turnout and many businesses benefitting. We really hope that we will achieve this again and already, we have had many businesses coming forward to get involved. There are businesses and organisations such as the Havelock, Uncle Bob’s Bar and the Nairn British Legion who are staging their own events on the day as well, so there will be entertainment well into the evening too.”

Lucy added: “This really is the beginning of the countdown to Christmas and we hope that there is a great turnout from the community to support the local businesses by shopping local and enjoying everything that the Nairn BID team and its many volunteers are putting in place.”

The event will take place on November 26. Full details and timings will be available on the Nairn BID website www.nairnconnects.com.