Hope you’ve seen Harry’s message regarding our new initiative to raise funds, towards the purchase of a new printer, not just to improve the quality of this newsletter, but so that we can also offer additional quality printing services to you, the community. We’re hoping that the printer will allow us to introduce a little colour into this publication, enhancing all those great photographs you send us.
It has been my most frustrating aspect of editing these past couple of years, seeing such lovely colours, like the photographs in this issue of the Flower Festival, and knowing that by the time this reaches you that they will be faded and without definition.
Although, those of you who have internet access have been able to view all photograph in glorious colour on the website, I know that not everyone in the community is able to ‘log-on’ to the worldwide web. So, hopefully, it won’t be too long before we’re all enjoying such wonderful photography in colour on the printed page - fingers tightly crossed!
I’m sure Harry will be relieved to have a new machine, if only for the newsletter - at the moment he’s having to call-out the engineer often because the ‘thing’ decides to breakdown - and usually this is when we have a tight deadline to meet…. not conducive to peace and harmony in Inchbae (I’m told the air is very blue at times - oh Harry!)
So, we’ll keep you posted, on Harry’s efforts to raise in the region of £5,500 - we’re off to a good start with our first donation, and with others promised. We’ll give you a full update in the next, Christmas, issue.
Talking of Christmas please take note of the planned events in Garve at the beginning of December - I’m definitely looking forward to another ‘encounter’ with Father Christmas! And, yes, I HAVE been good… honest! See you there!
In addition, another announcement regarding the newsletter - a new contact for existing and new advertisers. As from the next issue Jim will be your contact for all advertising matters. Jim will ease my workload in putting this newsletter together. Although he has been helping since I started, with proof-reading, and writing his own columns. I feel that to give our advertisers more support, a dedicated person is required. So who better, than the person who has a desk next to mine!
Other members of the newsletter production team have agreed this is a good way to go, so advertisers brace yourselves you’ll be hearing from Jim before the next issue.
Don’t forget that we offer a free advertising design service, so don’t be put off from advertising if you don’t have an ad to send us - we just need an idea of what you want to say, and if you have any images (they have to be jpegs) we can incorporate into your ad, or we can source something (royalty free) for you. And, you’ll get a copy of your ad which you can use in other publications - all at no extra charge. All part of the service!
Finally, I must mention that this last month we’ve been busy looking after visitors from ‘the south’ (friends and family), and it’s be wonderful to be told about the warmth of the welcome they have all received from this community (we’re not surprised!) - in particular friends who rented a cottage in Kinlochewe who cannot wait to return, not because of the weather or scenery - but because of the people they met - mentioned in ’dispatches’ were the Whistlestop Café, Ledgowan Lodge Hotel, Kinlochewe Hotel, plus all the folk who attended the recent night of great music (and dancing) in Kinlochewe Village Hall (yes, it was brilliant! More please!), and everyone in the local shops and post offices. Thanks to you all for being...err...you! It just re-enforces what I already knew - that this is a great community, and I’m proud to be a small part of it!
Take care, until next time,
Jackie
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