8 July 2008
Excellent
Markmanship by Caithness Competitors At National Smallbore Rifle
Championships
Caithness shooters put on a fine display of marksmanship at the National
Small-bore Rifle Association Scottish Championship event, held at Bankend
near Dumfries last week in changeable weather conditions. Whilst overall a
clutch of medals and podium placings returned to Caithness it was the three
youngest Caithness representatives who brought home the silverware.
Photos From The Competition HERE
A Blog From A
Jogler Who Recently Completed the Cycle Run North To South
Are You Aged 15 -
30? - Do A Survey and You May Win Music Vouchers Or Belladrum Tickets
Careers Scotland H&I are being asked to support a survey of 15-30 year
olds which HIE is undertaking in relation to population growth. Help HIE
find out what young people like about the Highlands and Islands, what they
don't like and what would make a difference. The online survey can be
accessed using the following link and is quite straight forward to use -
www.youthmigration.org
New Highland Youth Convener sought - Are You Taking A Year Out
Before Uni?
The search is on for a new convener to champion the cause of young people in
the Highlands. Applicants for the position of Highland Youth Convener have
until mid-day on Wednesday 30 July to register their interest in the
12-month position, which carries a bursary of £10,000. Highland’s first
youth convener, Gillian Slider from Ullapool, completes her year in office
on 12 September. The youth convener is the sounding board for youth issues
in the Highlands and has a direct line into policy makers and decision
takers. The post holder is a member of The Highland Council’s Education
Culture and Sport Committee, with full voting powers.
Help To
Improve Highland Homes - Repair and Improvement Grants
Residents in the Highlands may be eligible for a council grant to
help towards making improvements to their home so homeowners, tenants,
crofters and landlords are being advised to check to see if they qualify for
help. Grants are available to homeowners who have lived their property for
at least 2 years and who use the property as their main residence. Disabled
homeowners are automatically entitled for help with certain improvement work
provided that the Council is satisfied that the works are necessary.
Crofters are treated as homeowners and additional help may be available to
them through the
Crofter’s Commission Croft House Grant
Scheme.
7 July 2008
Vintage Vehicles Rally At John O'Groats
Another Vintage Vehicles Rally was held on Sunday at John O'Groats.
Transport
Latest From
Caithness Motorsport
What a result for Caithness Motorsport with Allan Mackay scoring a first
in Class 5 and a second overall in his Evo while his son Gordon had a second
in class 3 and a tenth overall in a near standard Peugeot 106, Mark
Alexander in his Evo achieving 16th overall and 7th in class, all on the
third round of the Scottish Tarmac Championship which was held down at Crail,
Astruther in Fife on the 14th & 15th of June. Five Caithness crews had
entered and travelled down to compete in the event which consisted of 96
competitive miles run over 2 days.
CMXC Rd 3 Race
Report
The
early mist burned off last Saturday and Round 3 of the CMXC championship
went ahead at the Ravenshill track, the event was kindly sponsored by Robert
Menzies Transport of Bonnybridge which allowed all of the riders to take
home some well earned silverware. Every class displayed very close racing
throughout the day which in turn kept the parents and spectators engrossed.
The first race of the day was the Auto Quad class and newcomer Danny Reid
did very well throughout the day, out in front though was Jack Duffy and Ben
Mackenzie and their season long battle continued with neither lad giving an
inch around the tight track, Jack won all three races but they were so close
at the end of Race 1 it nearly required a photo finish!!
Caithness
Field Club Outing To 'Grianan', Loch Hakel Near Tongue
Caithness
Field Club members travelled to Lochan Hakel or Hakoin and then by a small
rubber dingy on to an islet some 50 metres from the edge to see a small fort
called 'Grianan'. The fort is reputed to have been a hunting
lodge of the king of Norway (1217 - 63) after whom the Loch is named.
The walls are 6 - 7 feet thick and up to 5 ft high. The single room
measures 19 by 22ft. There are no signs of doors or windows and the
door may have been higher up originally. The weather on the day was
misty and later rain on the way back round the loch. A cup and ring
stone can be found opposite the islet and has 34 cup marks and 11 of them
have rings round them.
A
Few Earlier Outings
NOTE Caithness Field Club are delighted to welcome anyone on
their outings. They can make an interesting family day out and walks
are generally short and suitable for anyone of any age.
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5 July 2008
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