Funded Projects
Skye Wide Charities Grant – Radio Skye
Radio Skye applied to our Skye Wide Charities grant to help offer Sam, a local lad from Dunvegan, a 1 year placement on a 21 hour a week contract. Sam had been working at Radio Skye since he left school at the age of 16, when he joined YOUTH space, Radio Skye’s training scheme for young people aged between 12 and 24. His contribution to the scheme has been impressive and they were keen to continue to work with him. Sam will be continuing his education on radio broadcasting in a work env...Read More
Small Project – Skye Beach Cleans
The Scottish Coastal Clean Up (SCCU), along with Skye Beach Cleans have worked on a project to bring their beach cleaning boat to Skye in August and together with local volunteers, the aim was to remove as much marine litter as possible from, in particular, the more remote and inaccessible beaches in the loch which may have up 50 years accumulation of plastic and other marine litter on them.
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