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Christmas Shopping Trip – 13th December

Can’t believe how quickly the year has gone by?  Fancy a day out?  Join us for a Christmas shopping trip to Inverness on Saturday 13th December 2025, leaving Struan Green at 0800 hrs, arriving back around 2000-2100 hrs.

All welcome, travel is free for all members of Struan Community.  Friends of community members are welcome to come, for a small charge, if numbers allow for this.

We are very grateful to D J Morrison who has bravely volunteered to drive us there and back in the minibus.

This will take 8 passengers, 10 at a squeeze, plus all their shopping, and is on a first come, first served basis.

Please email Sarah Illingworth on sarah@theoldmanseskye.com if you would like to book a seat or ring her on 0777 6116920 if you have any questions.

Deadline for reservations is Monday 1st December 2025 and Struan Admin will advise everyone when the quota has been filled.  However, do leave your contact details etc if you would like to go on the waiting list in case of any cancellation.

Looking forward to a great day out!

Struan Trust and Community Company Minutes

The ratified minutes for the 22 July SCT Meeting are now available on the web site or via the following link: http://www.struancommunity.co.uk/2025-trust-meetings/

The draft minutes for the 26th August Struan Community Company Ltd Meeting are now available on the web site or via the following link: http://www.struancommunity.co.uk/2025-struan-community-company-minutes/

Lots going on at the end of the week!

Friday 26th 11.00am at the school – MacMillan Coffee Morning at the school: http://www.struancommunity.co.uk/2025/09/macmillan-coffee-morning-26th-september-1100/

Friday 26th 7.30pm at the school – Restoration Slide Show: http://www.struancommunity.co.uk/2025/09/restoration-slide-show-friday-26th-september-7-30pm/

Saturday 27th 3-6pm – at the Portree Community Centre – Proposed food store: http://www.struancommunity.co.uk/2025/09/proposed-food-store-for-portree/

Proposed food store for Portree

The following has been reproduced with the permission of the author:

Afternoon, I am contacting you in relation to the above proposal to construct a new foodstore in Portree on land at Drovers Way/Bealach Nan Drobhairean, Portree.

The proposed store is to be operated by Tesco and will extend to approximately 32,000sq.ft together with a petrol filling station. The site is identified in the Local Development Plan for retail use and the site was previously granted planning permission (ref.14/01464/PIP). 

We are holding public consultation events on Saturday 27th September 2025 to display the proposals and to allow members of the public to view these and ask any questions about the proposal. 

The first event will take place between 10am and 1.30pm at Broadford Village Hall, 1 A87, Broadford, IV49 9AE. 

The second event will take place between 3pm and 6pm at Portree Community Centre, Camanachd Square, Portree, IV51 9BW. 

Further information may be obtained from myself, Alex Mitchell, Zander Planning Ltd, Clyde Offices 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP

alex@zanderplanning.co.uk ; 07775 706252

regards Alex Mitchell

Alex Mitchell MRTPI   Director – Zander Planning Ltd

07775 706252        

alex@zanderplanning.co.uk 

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Japanese Knot Weed at the School

The area next to the school that has been fenced off with orange fencing contains Japanese Knot Weed (a particularly invasive and damaging species of alien plant). Scottish Woodlands have been treating the area and are due to do another spraying soon, as well as restore the perimeter fencing that has been disrupted by the recent winds. In the mean time there is evidence of regrowth from previous sprayings so the area and everything in it must be treated as contaminated.

Please do not enter the area or remove anything from it.