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PPP NEWS
April 2007
 The latest issue of PPP news is now
here on the web site. It contains lots of information about
what the group get up to. PPP has been expanding over the past
couple of years and now runs groups for many section of the
community offering service not just to people in Pultneytown but
across Wick and beyond into the rest of Caithness in some cases.
The newsletter contains items on classes and groups, summer school
for youngsters and an update on the £100,000 they have spent on the
Rosebank park in Wick upgrading the facilities for the first time in
many years.
7 July 06
Pulteneytown People’s Project Summer School
Pulteneytown People’s Project Summer School will be running for
three weeks from the 3rd – 21st of July at Wick High School from
9.00am – 5.00pm . The Summer School is open to children aged 5 – 14
years and offers affordable child care for working parents as well
as fun filled days for any children who are looking for activities
during the summer holidays.
Activities include a
football tournament, pool competitions, skateboarding sessions,
African drumming, circus skills, rugby, dance workshops, arts and
crafts and many more. Geordie Splash spray painting workshops will
take place on Monday afternoon 3rd and Tuesday morning 4th July.
These workshops are delivered working in partnership with Casper
Club, Castletown.
We have outings
arranged around Caithness to Camster Cairns, Dunnet Forrest, a visit
to Casper Club Castletown and an outing to Treats Club, Thurso, for
the annual Out of School Clubs It’s a Knockout competition.
The summer school
finishes on the 21st July with a full fun day trip to the Landmark
activity centre at Carrbridge. There is an extra 50p charge for this
outing.
Amalie Cormack MAASK
team leader says that this is the fourth year of running our summer
school and that all the kids have a great time meeting up with their
friends as well as making new friends and learning new activities.
In the past we have children attend from outlying areas as well as
within the town.
The summer school
costs £6.50 for a full day and £4.00 for a half day session. This
cost includes all outings and a snack morning and afternoon but
children must provide their own packed lunch.
If anyone requires
further information or a copy of the programme, call Pulteneytown
People’s Project on 606950 or Amalie Cormack on 07717001761 or email
amalie.cormack@btconnect.com alternatively pop into PPP
offices at 41 Murchison street to pick up a registration form and
copy of a programme.
3 July 06
Community Centre At Pulteneytown Gets Go Ahead From Caithness Planning
Committee
The Community centre which was described as partly a regeneration centre
was given the go ahead after site inspection today in Wick. 8
councillors attended and there were no dissenting voices. Councillor
MacNab who is also the manager of the Pulteneytown People's Project and the
applicant for the new centre did not take part in the proceedings as she had
an interest in the result. Councillor Mowat was not available for the
meeting. Despite being set up a hearing following objections none of
the objectors appeared to make their case against the new centre. If
funding applications now in the pipeline are successful Wick will have a new
centre costing in excess of £2million to continue local people's drive to
turn round the area that is listed along with another area of Wick in the
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. Chairman of the PPP David Dunnet
hoped that the centre would be open within two years. The centre will
provide On the ground floor the building will provide a sports and function
hall with adjacent store, a plant room, a youth project room, two
classrooms, a cafeteria with internet access, a kitchen, a soft play area
and a nursery crèche with adjacent rooms. On the upper floor there will be
an office for the Pultneytown Peoples Project with adjacent committee room,
office and reception room, a meeting/function room, 6 social economy office
units, a kitchen, a recording studio and 3 IT suites. Education and
training are a large part of what the new centre will be about to try to
take Pulteneytown people out of the category of one of the highest
unemployment black spots in the north.
The Former PPP Office
The office is now on the opposite side of the
street
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Fun Day -
Saturday 1 July 2006
Pulteneytown People's Project Fun Day
Another of the many events on in Caithness on Saturday. The PPP Fun
Day is getting bigger each year. Here are few photos from the early
part of the day. 13
October 05
Pulteneytown People Pick Up Tools
For Prospective Employment In Retail Developments
 A new fund aimed at assisting
regeneration of the Pulteneytown area of Wick will help see fifteen local
people trained over the next three months (October to December) in the
'Principles of Retail'. A ten week course has been set up by
North Highland College with Scottish Executive Community Regeneration
Funding, and targeted primarily at unemployed people living in the
Pulteneytown area of Wick. Having completed the course, the students will
be better equipped to gain work in the new retail developments coming to
Wick - Argos, Homebase and Tesco. The course is also being supported by
Jobcentre Plus.
PPP - AGM 2005 - Building For More Success
 The Pultneytown People’s Project goes from strength to strength as was
shown at their AGM held in South School on 28 September 2005. Indeed the
very name should be plural now. The Pultneytown People’s Project
is fast producing projects that are getting things done that show what
can be achieved once you begin to use the resources of local people to
improve and regenerate their area. 1 August 05
Prince Charles Opens Pulteneytown People's Centre In
Wick
 Prince
Charles arrived by helicopter at wick airport this morning and went to
open the Pultneytown People's Centre in the former Old Man's Rest.
The centre is used for meetings and some of the overflow groups from the
offices in Murchison Street. Prince Charles was shown round by
Councillor Katrina MacNab who is also the PPP manager. she introduce
the Prince to members of a ladies group that use the centre and others
involved in the project. At one point there were roars of laughter
as the prince heard about some of the activities. Prince Charles
then headed to the Old Pulteney distillery. He is in Caithness for more
than a week and will attend the Mey highland Games on Saturday amongst
other events. 12 July 05
Pulteneytown Peoples Project - Fun Day
 A
BUSY programme of team games and dancing displays along with various
stalls ensured there was something for everyone at the Pulteneytown
People's Project fun day. The event, held in the grounds of Wick
South Primary School on Sunday afternoon, raised £682.49. The money will
be used to subsidise PPP's popular bus trips, making them as affordable
as possible for local families. David Dunnett, the PPP chairman,
said: "It was great to see so many people from the community turning up
and playing their part in ensuring that our fourth annual fun day was
such a success. Once again it was a real family day out." After a
dull start with a few spots of light rain, the weather brightened up
considerably and the sun shone for most of the afternoon. There
were displays by majorettes and dancers and a series of team games along
with a trampoline and an assortment of stalls. The barbecue proved as
popular as ever, with locally-produced burgers, steak rolls and hot dogs
on offer.
A junior five-a-side football tournament took place throughout the
afternoon, with three teams each in two sections.
The winners of the older age group were the "All-Stars" - Grant MacNab,
Graham MacNab, Jack Henry, Craig Nicolson and Bryan Reid. Victory in the
younger age group went to the "Superstars". Their squad comprised Daniel
Budge, Bradley Thomson, Saleem Ahmed, John Budge, James Mackay, Paul
Cameron and Alan Hughes. Afterwards there was a penalty-kick
competition, with all the players taking part, and the winner was
10-year-old Richard Budge.
9 May 05
Storage Solution of Morning And After School Club
Run By Pulteneytown People's Project
 Morning
and After School Klub (MAASK) run by Pultneytown Peoples Project now have
the solution to their storage problem. The club which is based at South
School, Wick received the donation of a storage container from UKAEA
Dounreay to store their outdoor equipment. Katrina MacNab,
PultneytownPeoples Project said "Pultneytown People's Project is very
grateful to UKAEA for donating the storage container. This has allowed
MAASK to buy new equipment for the children which has had a positive
impact at the club with the children enjoying learning and joining in new
activities." Children and staff of MAASK are pictured here outside
their store with Katrina MacNab (2nd right) and Lynn Stewart (right) of
Pultneytown Peoples Project.
3 July 04
Fun Day At Pulteneytown People's Project
  PULTENEYTOWN People's Project held its annual fun day on Saturday
afternoon - and it all went thunderfully well after earlier fears that the
event might be a washout. Torrential rain and a few rumbles of thunder
around lunchtime threatened to undermine the efforts of the community
regeneration group but the PPP staff and volunteers decided to carry on as
planned.
Activity Outing To Thurso
16 April 03
Mums and kids made a day out to Thurso with
visits to Viking Bowl, Ormlie Skateboard Park and Thurso Swimming Pool all
on a lovely sunny day.
Holiday Club
5 August 02
A very succesful holiday club was run by mums in Pulteneytown using
the South School hall and playground. John Thurso the local member
of parliament visited the club and was delighted to see the range of
activities organised to occupy the children.
Barbecue, Clean Up & Fun Day
6 July 2002
The group had support from many residents and a local contractor to
clean up the area of grassland round about the burn, A huge
quantity of rubbish including concrete and old beds and all manner of
glass and other rubbish was removed. This was followed
by the barbecue and games and races for the children. South
School loaned their games equipment and other items to the group.
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