Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council

SPEAN Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council is considering moving its meetings to a new venue.

At its October meeting last week, community councillors agreed to a trial meeting at the newly-renovated Kilmonivaig Church Hall which has been upgraded with a new kitchen, lighting and heating.

The community council will meet in Kilmonivaig church hall on Tuesday November 7 and, if deemed suitable, councillors agreed to consider a permanent move, although this would involve a cost implication.

In other business, Betty MacLachlan had written praising those who have kept the village flower tubs blooming and picked up litter on the A82, and the community council shared her sentiments.

Amy Exeter has agreed to lay the community council wreath at the Commando Memorial Remembrance Day Service on Sunday November 12.

AT ITS October meeting last week, members of Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge & Achnacarry Community Council had no objections to four new planning applications.

The first was for full consent for the erection of a chalet, formation of access, installation of septic tank and soakaway on land 35m east of Mountain View, Murlagggan, Roy Bridge. The second was for full consent for the construction of a temporary Bellmouth access, on land south-east of the stone cottage, Achindaul, Spean Bridge. There was also no objection to the installation of a temporary overhead line to form a diversion to the existing Fort William to Fort Augustus overhead line at Invergloy. And lastly, there was no objection to an application for full permission to convert flats to a house and convert dog kennels to form a committee room at The Kennels, Corrour.

Councillors also heard there had been an exchange of correspondence between the local planning authority’s developments team and community council chairman John Fotheringham about incremental housing growth in the countryside, which the council agreed to consider when future planning applications are made.

COMMUNITY council chairman John Fotheringham has asked the area’s Highland Council representatives to speak to trunk roads contractor BEAR Scotland about the state of the road around the world famous Commando Memorial just outside the village.

Speaking at last week’s October meeting of Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council, Mr Fotheringham pointed out the monument attracts around 150,000 visitors every year and that the road surface was deteroriating.

‘Walk up there and take a look. The roads are bad and I’d ask our Highland Council members to contact BEAR and ask it to do something about it,’ he said.

THE CHAIRMAN of Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge & Achnacarry Community Council John Fotheringham informed fellow councillors at their October meeting last week that the phone box in Gairlochy now has a door. But he is still awaiting the number for the Bohuntin telephone number to determine its future.