Glendale Residents' Lounge

Community Hall AGM

The Glendale Community Hall Association's AGM will be held at the Hall on Wednesday July 28th, 2010 at 7:30pm. Everybody Welcome.

[Posted: 28/07/2010]

Glendale Homecoming Ceilidhs

This weekend (July 23rd & 24th) is Glendale Homecoming weekend and the Trust have laid on series of events and ceilidhs:

Homecoming Events Programme
Ceilidh Gathering Poster
Ceilidh Dance Poster

[Posted: 20/07/2010]

Glendale Digital TV Switchover

Television in Glendale went partially digital on Wednesday (14th). BBC2 was switched off on analogue and replaced with 10 digital TV (BBC) channels and 13 digital radio stations. Phase 2 of the switchover happens on July 28th, when the analogue TV will be switched off completely and a further 10 digital (ITV) TV channels switched on.
[Posted: 16/07/2010]

Glendale Trust Minutes

Directors' Meeting Minutes - June 10th, 2010
Emergency Board Meeting Minutes - June 17th, 2010
Directors' Meeting Agenda - August 19th, 2010

[Posted: 16/07/2010]

Glendale Homecoming Programme

Ian Blackford, chairman of the Trust, has kindly forwarded the programme of events for the Glendale Homecoming event:

Homecoming Event Programme - July 2010

[Posted: 13/07/2010]

Glendale Trust Minutes

Directors' Meeting Minutes - May 13th, 2010

[Posted: 28/06/2010]

Gardening Club

On Wednesday June 30th, 2010, the Gardening Club will be visiting a garden that has proved that growing vegetables and fruit can be accomplished despite the elements.

To view the garden of Beverley and Will Mann will you please meet at the Hall at 6:50pm in order to arrange transport for everyone. (There is very little parking space at their house in Waterstein).

All welcome.

For further information telephone Audrey Laing on 511292.
[Posted: 27/06/2010]

Glendale Trust Flyers

These are the flyers for the heritage exhibition and café, which are now open until September and the Glendale Homecoming Event on July 23rd-24th, 2010.

Glendale Homecoming Flyer - July 2010
Glendale Heritage Exhibition - Summer 2010

[Posted: 24/06/2010]

Glendale Trust Message

Dear GT members,

Well.. we are nearly ready. The Glendale Heritage Cafe and Exhibition will be opening its doors for the summer at Borrodale School. 

Artists!!!!.......We know you are out there!!!!.... Come out of the cupboard......

Please show your work. Would you like to display and sell or just show, artwork, photos or your other creative endeavours please contact the cafe committee, on 511351 or 511218. Artwork and Photographs will need to be mounted or framed ready for hanging. Artists will arrange their own insurance.  We also welcome your poems, stories, CDs and books. The school has a certain amount of wall space and shelf space on which to display. The cafe has been freshly painted white to show these off to best effect.  All artwork will need to be labelled with: artist, contact, medium, price + 25% commission. It would be best if you deliver your work on Saturday and help display it.

Please come along for the Midsummer BBQ, with great music, bonfire and good company on Friday the 25th June at Meanish Pier from 8pm.

The great move… Saturday 26th June, we will be moving the Exhibition into the School and welcome all willing hands to help with this.

The Heritage Cafe and Exhibition Ribbon Cutting at Borrodale School will be held on Monday 28th June between 1pm-4pm. Come along and bless the new baby and savour a scrumptious soup, baking, coffee or ice cream and enjoy a wander through the past.

Best Wishes

The Glendale Trust
[Posted: 22/06/2010]

Glendale Trust Summer Newsletter

Summer 2010 Newsletter

[Posted: 14/06/2010]

Heritage Café Job Vacancies

The Glendale Trust are looking to recruit two people to work in the new café at the Heritage Museum, Borrodale School.

Job Vacancies - June 2010

[Posted: 13/06/2010]

Glendale Trust Press Release

The Glendale Trust have today issued this press release:

Press Release - June 2010

Chairman, Ian Blackford, has also kindly forwarded the agenda for the next directors' meeting of the Trust.

GT Directors' Meeting Agenda - July 15th, 2010

[Posted: 12/06/2010]

Conference for Community Trusts

Dear GT members,

The DTAS annual Conference is on 13th and 14th June at McDonald Highland Conference Centre, Aviemore. The theme is 'Resilient Communities - Time for Action.

It would be useful to us to have a presence at this.  This is a useful opportunity to get together with other community trusts and see what they are doing and how they are solving their problems. Meet the movers and shakers in other communities and make connections.  Unfortunately I cannot go this time, can you?  There are some bursaries  available please apply to aileen@dtascot.org.uk

All the best,

Ocean
[Posted: 08/05/2010]

BBQ at the Pier

The Glendale Trust have organised another Midsummer Barbecue at Meanish Pier on June 25th, 2010 at 8pm. Musicians from 9pm onwards.

View the flyer.
[Posted: 24/05/2010]

Glendale Gardening Club

Meeting to be held on Wednesday May 26th, 2010 at 7pm in the Community Hall. Bring along any seedlings or plants to the SWAP SHOP. Everyone welcome.

For more details contact Audrey Laing on 511292.
[Posted: 23/05/2010]

GlendaleTrust Minutes

Ian Blackford has kindly forwarded the minutes from the April Directors' Meeting of the Glendale Trust and the agenda for their June meeting.

Directors' Meeting Minutes - April 15th, 2010
Agenda - June 10th, 2010

[Posted: 13/05/2010]

Solar Heating Workshop

There will be a solar heating workshop at the Community Hall on Saturday May 22nd, 2010. The cost is £215 and you will take away your own working solar water-heating panel. Full details.
[Posted: 30/04/2010]

Exhibition of Glendale Life

The heritage exhibition is opening again from May 1st to June 29th, 2010 on Tuesdays and Saturdays. 2pm to 5pm. Organised by the Glendale Trust. View the flyer.
[Re-posted: 27/4/2010]

GlendaleTrust Minutes

Ian Blackford has kindly forwarded the minutes from the March Directors' Meeting of the Glendale Trust and the agenda for their May meeting.

Directors' Meeting Minutes - March 18th, 2010
Agenda - May 13th, 2010

[Posted: 26/04/2010]

Borrodale School Consultation

This information relating to the consultation process has kindly been forwarded by Margaret MacPhee:

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE EDUCATION PROVISION IN GLENDALE, ISLE OF SKYE

I write to advise you that The Highland Council has issued a consultative paper (copy enclosed) regarding the above proposal to close Borrodale Primary School and extend the delineated area of Dunvegan Primary School to encompass that of Borrodale Primary. The consultation will begin on Friday 26^th March 2010 and finish on Monday 24^th May 2010.

Community members are invited to attend a meeting arranged by representatives of the Education Authority on the undernoted date.

Date:                          Wednesday 5^th May 2010
Time:                           7.00pm     
Venue:                         Glendale Community Hall

You are also invited to forward any written comments you may wish to make on the consultative paper to Mrs Rosemary Bridge, Senior Education Officer, ECS Offices,  Elgin Hostel, Dunvegan Road, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9EE, to arrive not later than Monday 24^th May 2010.

Rosemary Bridge
SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER – ROSS, SKYEAND LOCHABER
Education, Culture and Sport Service

Consultative Paper
[Posted: 01/04/2010]

Glendale Leisure Centre

Plans have today been submitted to Highland Council for the development of a leisure centre and retail park on land adjacent to, and opposite, the Community Hall. The plans include a 2000m² supermarket, a wine bar, heel bar and beauty salon.

Lodov Dribbel, spokesman for the German development company, said, "We feel that Glendale is in need of improved facilities to cater for the future needs of its residents and visitors. Millionaire yacht-owners mooring at Meanish Pier will need facilities to purchase champagne, socialise and repair broken Jimmy Choos or finger-nails."
[Posted: 01/04/2010]

Glendale Trust - Letter To Members

Dear GT Members,

A letter from the committee, asking for some advice and advising you on some great opportunities coming up.

Warm regards,
Ocean
[Posted: 30/03/2010]

Glendale Easter Egg Hunt

Glendale Community Hall
Saturday 3rd April from 2pm-4pm

Hunt for Easter Eggs

Let us know if there are older children or adults taking part
and we'll make it more challenging!

Make Easter biscuits and painted eggs

Decorate bags to take your eggs home in

Tea or coffee and cake for the adults

Cost £2 per child, refreshments extra
Phone Clare on 511 753 or Kate on 511 730

[Posted: 29/03/2010]

Glendale Trust Minutes

These are minutes from the February meetings of the Glendale Trust and their AGM, kindly forwarded by Ocean.

Directors' Meeting Minutes - Feb, 18th, 2010
AGM Minutes - Feb 20th, 2010
Directors' Meeting Minutes - Feb 20th, 2010

[Re-Posted: 29/3/2010]

Easter Heritage Exhibition

The Heritage Exhibition will be on again at the school over Easter. Details on the events page.
[Posted: 22/03/2010]

Quiz Night

There will be a quiz night at the Community Hall on Friday March 26th, 2010 at 7:30pm with proceeds from entrance and raffle going to Budmhor Care Home refurbishment. The event is hosted by Jan Perry and she will be doing some refreshments. Everybody welcome.
[Re-Posted: 17/03/2010]

Borrodale School Closure

Highland council are being asked to agree plans to begin consultation over the closure of the school at Borrodale. See these: BBC News Article (12/3/2010), BBC News Article (8/3/2010).
[Re-Posted: 12/03/2010]

Glendale Trust Minutes

Dear All,

A copy of the GT Minutes of 7th January, is attached.

Thank you to those who managed to come to the AGM on Saturday, I hope you enjoyed the young musicians from the School of Musical Excellence in Plockton and thankyou to the rest of you for your ongoing support, it is really essential for us to have your support to keep the GT enthusiastic, current and relevant. So please participate in any of the subgroups that you are interested in if you can.

Regards
Ocean.
[Posted: 23/02/2010]

Glendale Trust AGM

Here are the minutes from the 2009 AGM and the agenda for today's AGM:

AGM Minutes 2009
AGM Agenda 2010

Ocean Graham
[Posted: 20/02/2010]

Highland Council Surgery

Councillor Ian Renwick has booked the meeting room at the Community Hall for an open surgery between 1pm and 2pm on Saturday February 20th, 2010. An opportunity for residents to put their views to the Council prior to the Trust AGM.

Kathy Lindsley
[Posted: 18/02/2010]

Glendale Gardening Club

The next gardening club meeting will be held at the Community Hall on Wednesday February 24th, 2010 at 7pm. Everybody welcome. The seed potatoes for this year's potato growing competition have been purchased and will be available for collection at the meeting.

Audrey Laing
[Posted: 15/02/2010]

Nominees For Trust Directorship

This is the list of those who are seeking election to the board of the Glendale Trust at the AGM.

List of Nominees

Ocean Graham
[Posted: 11/02/2010]

Scottish Dancing Classes

I will be starting weekly classes in Scottish Country Dancing in Glendale in March. These classes are aimed at beginners, or near beginners, although all are welcome. All basic steps and figures will be taught – starting from scratch – and these will be put into practice in a selection of dances. No experience is necessary, although it helps to know your right from your left!

The class will be held on most Friday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:30pm in the Glendale Community Hall. There will be no classes on the evenings of the monthly quizzes. The first class will be on Friday 5th March 2010. The cost will be £2.50 per week.

All are welcome to come along, with or without partners. It would be helpful for me to know approximate numbers, so if you would like to join the class, please contact me by email or telephone. Otherwise just turn up on the night for an evening of fun!

Gordon Thomson
Tel: 01470 521518

[Posted: 10/02/2010]

Renewable Energy Event

Dear GT Members.

We have been advised of a Renewable Energy Event being held at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on 3&4 March. This is free and will showcase the best in renewables technology with workshops and talks on various topics. You can find out more about this at www.cleansleat.co.uk including a complete event schedule. We will be taking a car down to this and would like to ask you if you would be interested in participating?

If so please book your own place and contact Ocean for carshare.

Regards,
Ocean
Renewables Group
[Posted: 09/02/2010]

GT AGM and Nominations

Flyer for the AGM

This is a gentle reminder that we will be having

The GT AGM on the 20th February 2010 
at 2pm at Glendale Community Hall

we hope to have Tea and entertainment afterwards.

Please come along and choose the next committee we need your nominations before 23rd February please send these to myself or Ian. The company now needs more people to drive the projects that are arising and help out in small ways.

Did you get your GT Newsletter? There was a page in that to send in your entries for the Glendale Freecycle and the Glendale Car Share. If you wish you can send me these too. I can re-send a copy of the newsletter if needed. These projects can easily become useful to all of us at some time.

I look forward to receiving your nominations and entries and seeing you at the AGM

Warmest wishes,

Ocean
Company sec.
[Re-Posted: 08/02/2010]

Glendale Quiz Night

The next quiz night will be held at the Community Hall on Friday February 26th, 2010 at 8 pm. £2 entrance fee. Tea, Coffee, etc., and Raffle prizes. All welcome.

Carol Martin
[Posted: 30/01/2010]

Glendale in The Scotsman

The Scotsman newspaper is today carrying an article about the proposed heritage centre. Click here to read the article.
[Posted: 11/01/2010]

Glendale Trust AGM Invitation

The Trust have today  issued this invitation to their AGM:

Glendale Trust - AGM 2010 - Invitation

[Posted: 09/01/2010]

Glendale Trust Minutes/Agendas

The Trust have kindly forwarded the minutes for their December meeting, together with agendas for their next directors' meeting and the AGM:

Glendale Trust - Directors' Meeting Minutes - Dec 17th, 2009 (26K, PDF)
Glendale Trust - Directors' Meeting Agenda - Feb 18th, 2010 (20K, PDF)
Glendale Trust - AGM Agenda - 2010 (19K, PDF)

[Re-Posted: 09/01/2010]

Burns Supper

The Burns Supper, which is a joint hall/trust event, will be held on January 22nd, 2010 at the Community Hall. The guest speakers will be Charles Kennedy MP and, ex-footballer, Murdo MacLeod.

Tickets are £17.50 each and will go on sale early in the New Year but you can reserve yours in advance by emailing Ian Blackford at ian@theglendaletrust.org.

Burns Night Poster 2010

The Trust say: "We could still do with additional sponsors if you would like to sponsor the event and receive some advertising too, please call Ian Blackford.

"We can offer Main Sponsorship for £100 with two tickets thrown in or Table Sponsorship for £50 and one ticket."

"We will be enjoying delicious words with delicious food in super company, so it is sure to be a fun evening for all."
[Re-Posted: 08/01/2010]

Happy New Year

We'd just like to wish all of the regular readers of this page a very happy new year.

Andy & Alison

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