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Postponement of Festival

28th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to unexpectantly postpone our Food of the Sea Festival, scheduled to be held at Culag Park, Lochinver on the 14th April until further notice. The organisers apologise for any inconvenience and following coordination with our partner organisations we will announce a new date. Vickii and the CALL team would like to thank those…

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Hill to Grill 2019 finale: “The Apprentice meets The Great British Bake Off”

28th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

For the finale of this year’s Hill to Grill programme we were invited by Ullapool High School to come and sample the venison burger recipes designed and prepared by the pupils. The pupils spent a day creating a recipe, cooking, making packaging and designing a marketing campaign for their burgers. All their hard work was presented to a panel of…

People, Training and Wildlife

How did the Flounder get its mouth?

28th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

P5s and P6s from Lochinver and Achiltibuie Primary Schools paid a visit to Achmelvich to meet author Ian Stephen for a literacy morning. Ian is an author and storyteller and had come over from the Isle of Lewis as part of a Scottish Book Trust scheme. The pupils walked with Ian along Achmelvich beach hearing stories about how the flounder…

People, Training and Wildlife

Tourism Survey of Coigach & Assynt

21st March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Last year CALL commissioned Market Sphere to conduct a Marketing Research Report on Visitor Information for Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership (CALLP) Scheme. The survey was both online and paper based, and I would like to thank all the parties and participants that allowed the survey to be a success! Special thanks should also go to Historic Assynt who…

Paths and Access

Oral History Researcher required for Music & Tales project

21st March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Oral History Researcher The Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership (CALLP) Scheme comprises fourteen organisations working together to deliver twenty-eight projects over a five-year period, with principle funding secured from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are looking for a self-employed contractor to complete the following work in contract with The Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Scheme’s lead partner. The Soil…

Built and Cultural Heritage

The Amazing Things About Trees

19th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Course Leader Trees never cease to amaze me, the other week a friend told me that one of the drugs used for fighting cancer comes from Yew trees. I also recently read that patients in hospital recover faster from surgery or illness if they’re surrounded by plants and have trees outside their window to look…

People, Training and Wildlife

CALL for artists 2019!

18th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Invitation for application for a Suilven Artist Residency The Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape Partnership CALLP, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, in association with the Assynt Foundation, is issuing this open invitation for expressions of interest to apply for an Art Residency to focus on Suilven, a mountain of distinctive shape and character, and one that is ranked…

Built and Cultural Heritage

Update on our Fin-tastic Food of the Sea Festival

7th March 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Just over 5 weeks to go to our Food of the Sea Festival here in Lochinver and we are busy making sure there are plenty of activities and seafood for the event. There are still opportunities for anyone to be involved: we are looking for seafood producers who would be interested in selling produce to or at the festival, volunteers…

General, People, Training and Wildlife, Project news

Volunteer Training at Achlochan

6th February 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

This week we ran a 2-day course for the Achlochan Project volunteers to get trained in using brush-cutters and strimmers. This course was LANTRA accredited and covered maintaining the machines as well as safe usage. All the trainees passed and now are qualified to use strimmers and brush-cutters to help maintain the Achlochan site. Although the weather was brisk, we…

Land and Conservation Management, People, Training and Wildlife

Have your say on the Clachtoll Broch viewing platform

23rd January 2019, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Historic Assynt have submitted their planning application for the viewing platform at Clachtoll Broch to the Highland Council. Take a look at the plans and submit any comments to the council at the link below. The viewing platform is part of the Clachtoll Broch project, which is funded with thanks to players of the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Environment…

Built and Cultural Heritage

Postponement of Festival

Hill to Grill 2019 finale: “The Apprentice meets The Great British Bake Off”

How did the Flounder get its mouth?

Tourism Survey of Coigach & Assynt

Oral History Researcher required for Music & Tales project

The Amazing Things About Trees

CALL for artists 2019!

Update on our Fin-tastic Food of the Sea Festival

Volunteer Training at Achlochan

Have your say on the Clachtoll Broch viewing platform

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