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Grants awarded to community projects in Coigach and Assynt

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Seven heritage projects in Coigach and Assynt have been awarded a total of £27,000 through the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership (CALLP) Community Grants Scheme. Projects benefiting from the funding include research into local bat life, training for volunteers on the Isle Martin ferry, and support for Ullapool Museum to publish its collections relating to Coigach. Boyd Alexander, Scheme…

Exploring words on Isle Martin

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P7s from Ullapool Primary School have been busy this week, exploring Isle Martin on Wednesday and formulating session plans today in preparation for the Share Day. On Wednesday we explored words, starting with a search for nature’s opposites through descriptive words such as “hot” and “cold”, “loud” and quiet”, “rough” and “smooth” and challenged each other to guess these based…

John Muir Trust blog on Hill to Grill

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One of our helpers for the Outdoor and Woodland Learning project’s Hill to Grill programme this year was Quinag Conservation Officer Romany Garnett from the John Muir Trust. Here is her blog post about all the activities the Ullapool High School pupils got up to over several days learning where venison comes from. Read it here

Suilven – The Second Phase

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Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Path Project Officer for the John Muir Trust It’s been the snowiest Winter for a few years in the North West Highlands and last year’s work on the Suilven path has been buried under drifts for several prolonged spells. It’s been exposed to frost heave, snow melt and heavy rain but has survived everything Winter…

Vacancy at Little Assynt Tree Nursery

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We are delighted to announce that we have a new work opportunity at our Little Assynt Tree Nursery. The post will be employed by The Scottish Wildlife Trust, our lead partner. Application forms and further details can be found on the Scottish Wildlife Trust website. Closing date for applications is 12 noon, Thursday 15th March 2018. Tree Nursery Assistant

Sensory experience in the woods

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Reflection is an important element of our Outdoor Learning sessions. Looking back on the day enables us to remind ourselves of all the things we experienced, and review the aspects that we enjoyed, things we didn’t enjoy so much and explore our thoughts and feelings. There are many different ways that we can reflect. During a recent outdoor learning session…

If you head down to the woods today…

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…you will find lots of clay creations hiding in the trees! Lochinver P7s successfully led activities in Culag Woods – including a Clay Workshop, Obstacle Course and Wolf Game – during their Share Day with P7s from Ullapool, Achiltibuie, Badcaul, Scoraig and Scourie Primary Schools.

Lochinver Primary School explores The Lost Words

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This morning we hunkered down in a tent in Culag Woods, with the rain drumming everywhere – near and far – around us, and explored the concept of the Lost Words. Initially matching up names to pictures, we questioned what they all had in common, generating a variety of answers: “They are all living things”, “They all live in Britain”,…

Two new vacancies with CALLP

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We are delighted to announce that we have two opportunities for people to join our Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership Scheme staff team. These posts will be employed by The Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Scheme’s lead partner. Application forms and further details can be found on the Scottish Wildlife Trust website. Closing date for applications is 12 noon, Monday…

Community Grants Scheme Open!

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The second year of our Community Grants Scheme is now open for applications! If you have a great idea to enhance our local cultural, natural or build heritage you can apply for up to £1,000 for individuals or £5,000 for organisations. See the Community Grants Scheme project page for details and to download the application form. Deadline for submissions is…

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