Community Caretakers – Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company

Passionate about your community’s future?

Are you passionate about the future of Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston? Becoming a member of Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company is a simple but powerful way to have your say, support local projects, and help shape decisions that benefit our communities. Membership is open to anyone who cares about the area and wants toContinue reading “Passionate about your community’s future?”

Felling licence for Convent Land storm damage

As you know, on 28th December, Storm Gerrit hit the southern part of Loch Ness and Loch Oich to Laggan with unusual intensity causing a considerable amount of damage and the Convent Wood did not escape the devastation. Approximately 26 mature and well-established trees were lost in the wood, some blown right over, some loosingContinue reading “Felling licence for Convent Land storm damage”

Mysterious Disappearing Litter

With 15,000 tonnes dropped every year, litter is a major problem in Scotland, . That’s 50 pieces of litter per person per year and 745 items of litter dropped every minute! It’s surprising then we’re not knee deep in the stuff, but then we have the Community Caretakers, various community minded groups and individuals, asContinue reading “Mysterious Disappearing Litter”

Spring 2021

One thing’s for sure, the reduced hours over the winter period has certainly created a healthy backlog for my to-do list! Despite all the uncertainties, the caretaking team are once again on the rise and a full complement should be in place by mid-May. Brushing, shovelling, blowing and scraping are on the cards for standardContinue reading “Spring 2021”

Winter 2021

The caretaking team have had an eventful and sometimes challenging year, but overall contented, and more than enough projects and ongoing maintenance to keep a small practical team busy. Our hygiene routines and socially distancing practises have never been at such a high standard; at one point you could even see the pattern of theContinue reading “Winter 2021”