Funded Projects
Educational Grants – 2024
Dunvegan Community Trust continues to offer educational support to folk pursuing further education. We had 6 applicants for the educational grant in 2024, with a combined total of £7420 being granted. All of our applicants are at different stages in their further education, and the amounts that have been awarded demonstrate this. Some of our grants have gone towards people who wish to remain on Skye while furthering their education and some have gone to students moving to a large city for th...Read More
Community Action Plan – What we’ve learned so far
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED SO FAR! Big thanks to Liza Cleland, who has been working on the background research and survey development for the Community Action Plan. Follow this link to see a deep dive into the research here: Community Action Plan Background Research or a shorter summary here: Community Action Plan Background Summary More detailed Traffic Info here. SURVEYS ARE LIVE! Please complete the survey relevant to your circumstance. Dunvegan Community Council area Resident Survey NW Skye...Read More
Community Action Plan SURVEYS ARE LIVE!
PLEASE Follow this link to complete the Dunvegan Community Action Plan Adult Resident Survey: Dunvegan Community Council area Resident Survey We will be holding a draw for 3 prizes of £100 for all completed surveys. This will be drawn at the Report Launch event at the end of March/Beginning of April. The Prize draw is only open to permanent residents of the Dunvegan Community Council area. MAIN ONLINE SURVEY: On the last page of the survey you will be given instructions to enter the draw. ...Read More
Cruachan – the latest.
Please refer to previous posts around Cruachan for background information if you are new to DCT: Cruachan and a path to affordable land? Community Survey (now closed) Opportunity at Cruachan Woods for Woodland Crofts and Community owned housing Cruachan Feasibility and Business Plan We have been working towards bringing Cruachan woodland- an area of approx 8 hectares in Orbost, and Cnoc nan Craobh, or Bluebell hill, into community ownership, from the point of view of dividing Cruachan woo...Read More
Community Action Plan Update – Event 18th January
Launch of Community Action Plan September 2024 Since the launch of the Community Action Plan (CAP) Project we’ve commissioned a Communities Housing Trust Housing Need survey for the area, held 3 informal drop ins to provide more info on the CAP process and what can be included in our plan, 6 themed drop-ins around the CAP Topics, which have been pulled from feedback at meetings and previous surveys, and engaged with groups like the Primary school pupils, the Senior citizens lunch club a...Read More
Traffic Stats!
Link to more info on traffic in the DCC area. Skye Traffic Stats A good community action plan should not only guide local action, but should also be a tool to hold public bodies to account. An interesting thing to come out of recent CAP research has been the official traffic stats for the DCC area. If official traffic counts are only conducted in the winter, they will not provide THC with an accurate picture of the volume of traffic on our roads! We’d like to include a local count in the ...Read More
Cruachan, and a path to affordable land?
This year we were supported by the Scottish Land Fund to look specifically at bringing Cruachan woodland- an area of approx 8 hectares in Orbost, and Cnoc nan Craobh, or Bluebell hill, into community ownership, from the point of view of dividing Cruachan woodland into 2 woodland crofts, and maintaining Cnoc nan Craobh as an area of local recreational importance. The following study, which is long, looks into the short and long term cost implications and potential benefit for the area. It recomm...Read More
NW Census Data Report
While the population of Scotland as a whole is aging, NW Skye is experiencing as more dramatic shift in terms of demographics than the rest of Skye and the highlands and Scotland in general. NW Skye, North Skye and Raasay have been designated ‘fragile areas’ in recent Scottish government research, but NW Skye’s population is experiencing a greater shift than both of these other fragile areas. Please read our report: Census Analysis 2024