Page 9 - The Light Easter 2020

Appin Community Trust The Compassionate
Communities Project
This has been a relatively quiet period for the
Trust. We received a considerable donation from The partnership with Helmsdale Dementia
our parent organization, the Community Friendly Community and Highland Health Board
Cooperative, in January which allows us to is moving into a new phase now that the Life
continue our charitable and educational needs. Changes Trust has pulled out of the partnership.
For example, we have agreed to support the We no longer have to report all activities every 6
Community Play Park pending receipt of their months but increasing numbers of communities
main funding from LEADER (European across the Highlands are establishing a regular
Agricultural Rural Development Funding.) We Big Screen connection with quarterly “meetings”.
have also made a contribution to assist the Play A further spin-off from the Compassionate
Park in e.g. land purchase.
Communities Project is the Appin Walking Group
which continues to thrive. We meet every
Wednesday at 11am in the Appin community car
100 CLUB park opposite the Hall and church and usually
RECENT WINNERS 2020 drive to whichever walk we are doing. Walks
January 1 Isabel MacCorquodale £100 have ranged from the Canal Path at Banavie to
the Isle of Luing. Tralee Beach, Glencoe Lochan,
2 John Collins £50
Taraphocan, Sutherland’s Grove, Kinlochleven 3
3 Donald MacColl £25
Piers and the Jubilee Bridge are favourites. The
February 1 Tina Scorgie £100 group are very supportive of each other and we
2 Janet Tricker £50 cater for all ages (92 our oldest so far) and
abilities. We look for flattish walks with good
3 Mrs Cole £25
surfaces over distances from 2 to 5 miles, always
March 1 Joyce Noble £100 with a shortened route plan for the less mobile
2 John Landale £50 (like myself)! Walkers come from as far as Oban
and Onich. Every walk ends with a visit to a local
3 Izzy Silkowski £25
café or hostelry all of whom have been very
Iain McNicol welcoming. We welcome new walkers.
The photo shows us after a superb lunch at the
Dragon’s Tooth Golf Club Café on completing our
100th walk since the group started in March 2018.

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