The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Opportunity for artists at celebration of bridge
The 300th birthday celebrations for the bridge that gave Carrbridge its name will continue with an exhibition of local artists.
Whether its painting, photography, ceramics or textiles – both professional and amateur – anyone is invited to apply to display their works at the event on October 21 and 22 in the Carrbridge Village Hall.
The only condition is that artworks must be inspired by Carrbridge or the surrounding area, whether that’s the landscape, the weather, the people, wildlife or occupations and activities.
Organiser Karen Archer said: “We thought – as we approach November when the Old Bridge would have been completed 300 years ago – it would be nice to mark the occasion with a special art exhibition and we are keen to see as much local talent as possible on display.
“While we have a theme based around Carrbridge, it is a very loose theme and we are excited to see how artists interpret this.”
The Bridge300 Art Exhibition is being supported by Carrbridge Community Council and Ewan Buxton Joinery. the signalling systems. A spokesman for the national rail operator said: “Engineers sometimes have to inspect hundreds of metres of cable checking for the point where the break has occurred and, once it has been identified, they then to need cut the section out and joint in a new one before testing the systems, all of which takes time significant time to do.”
The rush-hour chaos occurred just weeks after ScotRail punctuality figures showed that just 40% of trains arrived on time in Elgin over the year up to April 2017.
Councillors said that delays were constantly making people late for work and that the figures highlighted the need for a rethink on the management of the service.
ScotRail pointed out that 82% of the trains arriving at Elgin late were overdue by five minutes or less, and that guidelines only class arrivals as “on time” if they reach the station within 59 seconds of the stated time.
The figures, published in June, also showed that passengers face heavy delays in the north.