With 'friends' like these

I’m pleased to announce that a couple of weeks back, after much huffing and puffing the delivery men (with Harry and Helen’s help!) finally took away the old photocopier and installed our new colour/black/white printer/copier.

This newsletter is the first run - I hope you’ll see the difference.

We will continue to offer anyone in the community photocopying facilities - and now with the added benefit of colour.

We haven’t yet sorted out the new pricing - this will be published in the next issue. However, if you need copies in the meantime, please contact Harry and Helen to get this organised.

The newsletter team are very grateful for the support we’ve received in raising funds to buy this machine, we certainly couldn’t have got this far without the support of George Seligman, who has been instrumental in raising the bulk of the funds, by contacting local landowners, who have been most generous.
In addition, David at the Spa Pharmacy deserves a special mention, as do ALL our ‘friends’ - including Peter Burrows-Smith who negotiated a superb deal, with Highland Office Supplies, Inverness, on our behalf. Thanks to Steven and Mike at HOS, too!

So, to EVERYONE who has donated, and there are some who wish to remain anonymous - a very BIG THANK YOU!

Friends of the News & Views:

The Seligman, van Dedeem, Smith/Verulam and Wilson families

The Aultguish Inn

Evie Urquhart

Mr. Friday

Mr. Monks
       
R. J. Macleod
   
E.ON
    
Spa Pharmacy

Doug Winship

The whole McBurney ‘gang’ from the cottage at Achanalt

The Douglas family (Glencarron)

Peter Burrows-Smith, Richmond

Highland Office Supplies

All N & V advertisers

All N & V sales outlets


Fundraising continues
Our fundraising has to continue - to help pay for the upkeep of the machine and paper to produce this newsletter. We want to continue to provide the newsletter FREE to all households in the GDCC area.

Advertisers have been very supportive, and you’ll note we have attracted some new people this issue - we appreciate the support from all our advertisers.
We’re always on the lookout for new sales outlets. Thanks to all current retailers/hotels for doing your bit!


The Team
The newsletter team is expanding - I now have help with preparing editorial (Moira Harris, Laura Gauna and Michelle Stevenson), and Kenny Maclean is helping Jim and I with advertising. With Debbie and Barry Peters, and Gill Ross also throwing in their two-pennyworth, with ideas and initiatives.

In particular, Moira and Laura have been instrumental in pulling together our new section covering events. Something which I’ve never had the time to do.

Harry and Helen continue with their sterling work looking after production and distribution, ably assisted by Pam Morrison and others.

The advert for the new editor wasn’t successful, so I’m afraid you’re stuck with me… thank you to those who’ve sent messages of support and said nice things about the newsletter - it makes all the grey hair worthwhile!

Everyone is pulling together, contributing to the success of the newsletter, and helping where they can. To remind you, this very willing team of people are ALL volunteers.

If you’d like to join us at any of our meetings you’ll be very welcome (there’ll be a cuppa and a warm welcome) don’t worry we won’t give you a ’job’ unless you step forward - this is YOUR newsletter, come and tell us what you think! (See calendar for next meeting date, and page 24 for all contact information).

Finally, with the Community Council election looming - please make use of the nomination form.

I won’t labour the point about fresh starts, apart from saying that whoever makes up the new CC let’s give them our support, and let’s see more of you at the CC meetings in future - this is your community, too!
Jackie West