Business Gateway Music - Fiona J MacKenzie

Fiona J MacKenzie has just released her brilliant album "Archipelago" and is touring to promote it.  The tour includes Kenya, New Mexico, the Scottish Parliament  - and Lochinver Village Hall on 21 August 2012.  For more details and a quick listen to the album, visit Fiona's website.

Lochinver Mission - Open Day

 
The newly-completed Lochinver Mission is now fully operational and will be having its official opening on the 10th August with a day of entertainment.  For full details, take a look at the Mission's FaceBook page

Any Questions 23/7/2010

Well, Lochinver's back on the political map.  BBC Radio 4's  "Any Questions" programme is coming live from Lochinver Village Hall on Friday 23 July 2010 (repeated on Saturday).  Given the number and variety of opinions in North West Sutherland,  this should be compulsive listening.

For more info, follow this link

Lochinver Mission Project

Possibly everyone knows, by now, the success of the Big Lottery/Village SOS application by the Lochinver Mission project.   What isn't always acknowledged is the phenomenal amount of voluntary effort which goes into this success.

The commitment and drive of the Mission team was awe-inspiring.  Preparing a bid to develop a potential eyesore into an income-generating community asset in relatively short-time is not easy, even if you can work at it on a full-time basis.  To achieve so much as a team of volunteers is amazing.


Gateway merely helped to put some figures together but working with this enterprise was particularly  rewarding because of the infectious enthusiasm it generated.  The project certainly deserves its £400k and I look forward to fish & chips in the new Mission when it opens in 2011.

   
You can get the full story from the  Lochinver Mission website.
(Celebratory Photos: Roger Glover)