Autumn Newsletter
Greetings! Although the Trust has been quiet on the News front lately, a lot has been happening in the background over the past few months. Forestry Buildings In April, we announced that the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) had awarded the Trust a grant of £134,796 to purchase the Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) buildings at […]
Grant Awarded for FLS Buildings
Fantastic News! Cairnbaan Community Trust are delighted to announce that the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) have awarded a grant of £134,796 to purchase the Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) buildings at Lock 8 in the village and carry out essential repairs. The buildings and land are being transferred to the community in an Asset Transfer […]
Christmas Newsletter
Seasons greetings! A lot has been happening since the Picnic at Polly’s Coffee Stop in August. We had our first AGM on November 7th when we elected our Board for the next twelve months and had the first showing of our film We are Cairnbaan. Details about another showing of the Film are below. Details […]
Our First AGM – 07/11/24
NOTICE OF THE FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024 Dear Member, (Join here if you’re not already a member) You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Cairnbaan Community Trust to be held on Thursday, 7th November 2024 at 7.00pm at the Egg Shed, Ardrishaig. Light refreshments will be provided from 6.30pm. Proxy […]
Cairnbaan Swimming – 31/08/24
Looking for something to do over the weekend? It’s to be sunny! Why not join the Cairnbaan swimmers at Loch a’Bharain (the wee lochan on the towpath at Lock 9) at 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon (31st August). All welcome – in wetsuits, cozzies or on paddleboards- or just come along to say Hi! Polly’s coffee stop […]
Cairnbaan Gathering 11/08/24
PICNIC AT POLLY’S for Cake and refreshments (Sponsored by Cairnbaan Hotel) Sunday 11 August 2-4 pm at Polly’s Coffee Stop at Lock 10 Meet the neighbours and Meet JOE OSBORN, Film Maker for our community film ‘We are Cairnbaan‘ and Meet JENNIFER AND MARK WATSON, the New Owners of the Cairnbaan Hotel Tell your neighbours and bring […]
Funding for Community Film
Cairnbaan Community Trust is delighted to announce that it has just been awarded £5,000 from the Nadara A’Chruach Wind Farm Community Fund. The money from the wind farm Community Fund will be used to make a short film, provisionally entitled We are Cairnbaan. It will focus on our village, past, present and future, through the […]
Resident Update June/July 2024
As you all know the Trust has been looking at the possibility of a Community Asset Transfer (CAT) of the Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) buildings adjacent to Lock 8. The Trust has only been in existence for less than a year and therefore very young in its journey when this opportunity arose. Although we […]
Survey & Community Event
Cairnbaan Community Trust is exploring the potential purchase of the former Forestry and Land Scotland buildings adjacent to Lock 8. These could become a vibrant hub for the community. We need to make sure that our plans meet local peoples’ needs and have support in our community. Please take 10 minutes to fill out our community […]
Notice Board & Playpark Fence
Cairnbaan Community Trust would like to publically thank MacKenzie Construction for the recent work that they completed in Cairnbaan as part of their Community Fund which aims to give something back to the Communities where MacKenzie Construction are working. In Cairnbaan, MacKenzie Construction did a great job in replacing the wooden fencing surrounding the children’s […]