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Feasgar a’ ruith air Seann Sgeulachdan Disathairne 23 Am Faoileach 2016
1230 gu 3.00 feasgar; Bidh Bròt, Ceapairean, Srùpag is Sgona ann.
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Taigh-bìdh Chill Mhàrtainn, An Taobh Sear
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To view the event poster please click here Feasgar a’ ruithe air seann sgeulachdan
The first of three planned heritage events in partnership with Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o’ Riches, to record old stories from people in North East Skye, ...

STAFF at the Staffin Gym are already flat out carrying out inductions at the newly-opened fitness base, which has been formally named by local school children. 
The gym has captured the imagination of the local community and residents have clamoured to sign up as members and use the excellent new facility in Staffin Community Hall. 
Fitness instructor Sam Crowe and trainee Anna MacDonald have been demonstrating to the new members how to position themselves properly on the machines and the correct approach to getting the best out of ...

SAVE Portree Hospital campaigners have made their case to MSPs in the Scottish Parliament.
And a key Holyrood committee has reacted by asking the health secretary to review the highly controversial NHS Highland decision.
Alan MacRae from Uig, Drynoch’s Malcom Hendry and Catriona MacDonald of Portree appeared before the public petitions committee on Tuesday (15.12). The group had submitted a petition with more than 4,000 signatures demanding an independent review of NHS Highland’s move.  
The campaign group had previously claimed that a “mistake” was ...

A CHRISTMAS EVE service will be held in Staffin next week.
The Church of Scotland will host the popular service next Thursday, December 24 from 7.30pm. 
Everybody is welcome, said the Rev John Murray, and the evening will include carols by candlelight, teas, coffees and mince pies.

MORE than half of the residents living in Staffin have responded to a survey about the future management of a visitor site at the Old Man of Storr.
The Staffin Community Trust (SCT) had asked residents for their views on its aspiration to purchase or manage Highland Council-owned land at the famous island landmark.  
SCT directors helped hand deliver 255 questionnaires to local households and businesses last month (November) in a major community consultation. The local authority owns an 82-hectare site at ...

THE latest news round up from Staffin – including a key staff appointment at the new gym, a merchandising launch by Feis Trotternish and updates on Staffin Trust projects – are published in the district’s quarterly newsletter which can be read by clicking on this link.  Staffin Autumn/ Winter Newsletter 2015
Hardcopies will also be left with Staffin Post Office, MacKenzie Stories, Staffin Stores, Columba 1400 and Staffin Primary School from Tuesday, December 1. Anybody wishing to read this edition or previous ...

STAFFIN residents have only five days left to have their say on the future management of a roadside site at the Old Man of Storr.
Friday, November 27 is the deadline for responding to Staffin Community Trust’s questionnaire into the potential project at the hugely popular Trotternish landmark. http://staffin-trust.co.uk/staffin-residents-urged-to-support-storr-plans
There has been an encouraging response to the Storr survey so far and SCT would like to thank everybody who has taken the time to offer their thoughts.  SCT’s board of directors, who helped hand ...

CASH can now be withdrawn from a new ATM machine in Staffin, as local businesses gear up for the Christmas season. 
The machine is now operational in Staffin Stores which is open six days a week. It is the nearest machine for 17 miles so is very handy for the community. Each transaction cost £1.25 but the feedback from the shop’s customers was that they were prepared to accept that fee as long as there was a new machine.
The Ellishadder Art Cafe ...

RESPECTED Gaelic broadcaster Roddy MacLean and the Staffin Community Trust have been short listed for the Duaisean Ghaidhlig (the Gaelic awards).  
Roddy’s 10-day course, ‘Arainneachd, Canan is Dualchas’ – which translates as Gaelic in the Environment –  has been hosted in Staffin by SCT for three years now. SCT directors Sine Gillespie and Dugald Ross have played a key role in the course delivery, which is largely based outdoors at the hugely popular ecomuseum Ceumannan sites http://www.skyecomuseum.co.uk/
SCT and Roddy ...

KEY sections of a Community Emergency Plan for Staffin – which swings into action in the event of extreme weather, a power cut or other major disruption – require to be updated.
Staffin Community Council is keen to ensure the vital plan, which offers support to local people, particularly vulnerable residents, is up to date as we head into the winter months. 
Part of the plan includes having a list of local organisation in Staffin and residents who may be ...

SURVEYS asking Staffin residents and businesses for their views on potential improvements at the Old Man of Storr are now landing in Taobh Sear letterboxes.
Several Staffin Community Trust (SCT) directors are hand delivering the surveys to every household across the district in a major consultation about the project. The community is being asked to support  an aspiration to manage a visitor site at the foot of the Storr.
The Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has been in talks with Highland Council – ...

TWO Remembrance Sunday services were held in Staffin at the weekend, despite the inclement weather.
At 2.30pm around a dozen folk attended a service at the Culnancoc War Memorial during a welcome gap in the heavy rain showers. Valtos woman Janet Lamont laid a wreath at the memorial on behalf of Staffin Community Council, as did Allan MacLeod, from Clachan, on behalf of the Staffin fire brigade.
Donald MacLeod of Culnanoc then read out the names of all the men who ...

STAFFIN residents are being asked to support an aspiration to manage a visitor site at the foot of the Old Man of Storr.
The Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has been in talks with Highland Council – which owns an 82-hectare site from the Storr’s roadside upwards – about improving the visitor experience at the location, which attracts people from all over the world. This could involve a new off-road main car park, toilets, interpretation and refreshment kiosk. SCT is now set to ask the ...

SERVICES at Staffin’s two war memorials will take place this weekend to remember those who lost their lives in the two world wars and the Boer War.
101 years after the start of the First World War, Staffin firefighters will join representatives from the Staffin Community Council and Staffin Community Trust to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday. 
Two services will be held. The first one starts at the Culnacnoc War Memorial at 2pm where wreaths will be laid and a two-minute silence observed. The ...

STAFFIN is poised to host the annual Cancer Research UK sale of work after more than £14,000 was raised last year.
The sale always attracts a bumper crowd and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the charity’s vital work over the years.
It is probably the busiest day of the year in Staffin, certainly in terms of the number of vehicles parked around Staffin Hall.  The huge sum of £14,296 was made following 2014’s event.
The sale kicks off at 2pm on Saturday, ...