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Two new vacancies with CALLP

12th January 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

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…

Vacancies

Community Grants Scheme Open!

12th January 2018, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

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…

People, Training and Wildlife

Invitation to Tender for Fencing Works

24th November 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Woodland Trust Scotland is inviting tenders for deer fencing at Little Assynt for new tree planting, on behalf of Culag Community Woodland Trust. For more details please see the invitation to tender document and fence options map available for download below: WT_ITT_Fencing-tender_002Little-Assynt-231117 LA Deer Fence Options Map

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On Age

9th August 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Mandy Haggith, Director of Assynt Foundation. In Assynt we are very proud that our mountain, Suilven, has a starring role in a new feature film, Edie, the main character of which is an 80-something woman played by Sheila Hancock. In a lovely interview in the Herald (see here) she makes out that this is a somewhat senior…

Paths and Access

The Soil Beneath Our Feet

25th July 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Joseph Peach, local musician and Project Manager for the Music & Tales project A living landscape is more than just scenery; it is the interaction between people and place. Stories, music and song reflect these interactions, helping us better understand where we have come from and where we might go. Coigach and Assynt have a wonderfully rich…

Built and Cultural Heritage

Nearly There…

14th July 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Path Project Officer for the John Muir Trust, from 14th July 2017. It’s been a busy few months on Suilven but the path work for this year is now drawing to a close. Since April, two path contractors, about 10 staff and a helicopter have all been involved in moving hundreds of tonnes of materials…

Paths and Access

Reflections

10th July 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Path Project Officer for the John Muir Trust, from 10th July 2017. 15 years ago I wrote a postcard to my folks from Torridon where I was working for a path team at the time. The card read, ‘when the weather is good there can be few better ways to spend a day than doing…

Paths and Access

The Start of Something

5th July 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Chris Goodman, Path Project Officer for the John Muir Trust, from 6th June 2017. After four years of preparation I can’t believe the path work on Suilven has flown by so quickly. Arran Footpaths have now finished this year’s work on the higher sections of Suilven while A.C.T. Heritage are half way through their work on the…

Land and Conservation Management, Paths and Access

Footprints

28th June 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Mandy Haggith, Director of Assynt Foundation. As I climb up into the hills, along paths like the one up Suilven, I’m sure I’m not the only one to reflect not only on my literal footprints, but also on my wider impacts on the world. There’s something about getting out into nature that helps us ponder the big…

Paths and Access

So Many Views of Suilven

15th June 2017, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Guest blog by Mandy Haggith, Director of Assynt Foundation. Over the twelve years since the local community has owned Glencanisp Lodge, with its splendid views of Suilven, I have run seventeen retreat weeks for creative writers. Every one of the participants falls in love with the mountain and it has inspired no end of wonderful writing. Even people who have…

Paths and Access

Two new vacancies with CALLP

Community Grants Scheme Open!

Invitation to Tender for Fencing Works

On Age

The Soil Beneath Our Feet

Nearly There…

Reflections

The Start of Something

Footprints

So Many Views of Suilven

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