Carradale Composting Site Update (22/1/23)

As some of you may be aware work has commenced at the Composting Site at Seneval with a view to reopening in early 2023.So far some Composting bins have been removed to allow heavier machinery access to turn future compost and all existing rubbish has been removed, with thanks to Ian and Adam Gull from Carradale Gardening Services. New larger bins are to be erected and two further bins for the storage of horse manure kindly donated by Louise McConnachie and grass cuttings to assist with the production of compost.

Volunteers are key to the success of this project, so a big thank you to those who have already come forward. Training on the sites wood chipping machinery should take place in February once dates have been confirmed by the training company and those who have kindly offered to take part in this training will be notified of the date as soon as it is confirmed. There is to be a meeting of volunteers on Saturday 28th of January at 3pm at the Seneval composting site to discuss ideas on the development of the site and if you would like to join us we would be delighted to see you there. Volunteers are always needed so please come along or leave your details at the village shop. Contact. Phil Moorcroft

Community Open Day 13 August 2022 Photos (13/8/22)

A selection of photos from the Community Open Day held in the Village Hall on Saturday, 13 August can be found on the Local development Updates Page. Lots of information given out, feedback on projects received, key contacts made and new members signing up to various organisations. Well done to the organisers (CCT, EKCC and Planning Group) and all who attended including The Blackbird Tearoom supplying everyone with refreshments throughout the day.

Carradale Community Open Day 13 August (12/8/22)

The Carradale Community Open Day is in Carradale Village Hall tomorrow between 11-3 and the hall will be full to capacity with local information. This is your big chance to find out what funding is available to assist all local community groups and feed into the Local Development Plan. Lots of key groups and ears open there on the day to hear what you wish for in the Community going forward, as well as to find out about areas that interest you and to offer your particular key skills to help the community grow and flourish. Would you like to be a Community Fireman, a Community First Responder, a Community Shop Volunteer, assist developing the Heritage Centre, have key financial, IT, creative or administration skills for Community groups, or would you like to be involved at a strategic level on major upcoming projects with the Carradale Community Trust, then now is your ideal chance to find out more all in one day. If you are unable to attend please send in your thoughts, ideas and/or offers of help to either East Kintyre Community Council memers, Carradale Community Trust Trustees (details available at https://eastkintyre.org ) or DM this page (by 21 August) and I will forward to the correct person. Blackbird Tearoom will be on site providing catering.

Annual General Meeting of Carradale Community Trust Postponed to 14 September 2022 (10/8/22)

Notice is hereby given that - due to a delay in receiving our final accounts. The Annual General Meeting of Carradale Community Trust has been postponed and will now be held in Carradale Village Hall on 14th September 2022 at 7pm. The Board apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause. Kind regards Tony Leighton, (Chairman)

Annual General Meeting of Carradale Community Trust 16 August 2022 (20/7/22)

Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of Carradale Community Trust to be held in Carradale Village Hall on 16th August 2022 at 7pm. All members are encouraged to attend the meeting or to give their proxy to someone who can attend (a form for which is attached). This may be returned via email or handed to one of the trustees prior to the meeting itself. At the AGM, elections will be held for the appointment of trustees.

Malcolm Trott is due to retire as treasurer this year having served six consecutive years as a trustee.

In addition to the board of trustees we have sub-committees which report to the Community Trust on specific matters such as the shop and post office, the Heritage Centre and so on. Acting as part of one of these groups is an equally important part of contributing to our community, without the commitment of becoming a trustee and such groups are also now supported by professional accounting and administrative assistance.

This is an opportunity for you to become involved in the activities of the Community Trust and have a say in the future of our community.

East Kintyre Community Open Day - Organisations to book up (8/7/22)

East Kintyre Community Council (EKCC) and Carradale Community Trust (CCT) are hosting a Community Open Day on Saturday, 13 August 2022 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm in Carradale Village Hall. All community organisations are invited to book a space to share with the community what they do! Please get in touch and we will reserve you a table on the day! EKCC (brodie.ekcc@yahoo.com) and CCT (carradalect@gmail.com

Carradale Heritage Centre Now Open (30/5/22)

A huge well done to the Carradale Community Trust - Heritage Centre Team with the reopening of part of the Centre. Great to see the new very informative noticeboards telling Carradale’s story and special mention must be given to volunteers Alan, Christine, Kim and Bruce who made this possible along with their work party. Open for visitors when the Blackbird Tearoom is open (currently Thursday to Monday from 10:00 to 4:00 pm) and so do pop in past and enjoy reading the stories. One of the panels is in the attached photos to whet your appetite. It is also really good to see the Wheelhouse renovated, with its interpretation panel alongside the very colourful Snake Pit. The whole Network Centre looking wonderful in the sun today and a great place to start or end your walks into the forest - well done to all. By the way did we mention cake….the tearoom has a great selection on offer….

Carradale Canter Results (15/5/22)

Well done to all who took part in the Carradale Canter today and congratulations to the Trophy Winners: Trudy Kennedy (33.47/5k), Jennifer Campbell (47.29/10k), Bryan Gregg (59.23/10k), Nicholas Gemmill (37.24/10K), Sorley Gemmill (30.01/5k), Cara MacPherson (34.34/5k), Lorraine MacPherson (34.35/5k), Niamh Quinn (28.00/5k), Emma Jessop (46.50/10k), Tom Jessop (38.50/10k), Paul Clawson (40.33/10k), Gordon Sandler (55.23/10k). The trophies were sponsored by Jewellery Casting Scotland. A huge thank you to Alan Milstead for organising and all the volunteers. Photos capturing the day.

Carradale and East Kintyre Community Open Day on 9 April - POSTPONED (22/3/22)

EKCC/CCT feel that it would be sensible to take more time to gather information from the survey and the community at large, to ensure that we are developing & delivering projects that we as a community want, need and support. Please be sure to have your say via the community survey and we will announce a new date in the near future.

Carradale and East Kintyre Resident and Visitor Survey Launched (3/2/22)

The East Kintyre Community Planning Group are launching a new Community Survey with an Open Day for Saturday April 9th. The Group are committed to continue listening and responding to the needs of our community and last reached out in 2019 whereby those responses helped shape the Local Development Plan. Since then lots of things have changed and we want to take the opportunity to get up to date opinions on what improvements and changes you now feel are necessary to make our community sustainable, happy and healthy. To provide ideas, we would appreciate it if you would complete this questionnaire.

Blackbird Tearoom Opens (9/2/22)

Good luck to Team Blackbird who open on Friday, 11 February. Check out the opening times at Blackbird Tearoom Facebook page.

Carradale Community Shop - New Team Member (4/2/22)

Welcome to Trish Collins who joins the staff team as a part time Post Office and shop assistant. Trish is a well known local resident, who has been a volunteer within the community, cheerfully giving of her time since she came to live in Carradale. As our wee shop goes from strength to strength there are many people we need to thank for helping this and none more than the customers, who have supported the shop from it's humble beginnings in the porta cabin at the village hall to our state of the art Shop and Post Office. Historically seaside towns and villages have relied on summer holidaymakers to boost the economy and therefore, allow the businesses survive the long winters. Well thanks to local residents loyal support, volunteering and buying their messages in the shop the future is looking bright. Of course we do look forward to welcoming visitors returning over the coming year. We appreciate your custom too. There will be plenty of buckets and spades and ice creams when the summer comes.

Blackbird Tearoom (22/1/22)

The community are delighted to hear CCT have arranged the new tenancy of the Network tearoom which will open soon as "Blackbird Tearoom". We wish the new owners all the best in setting up and very much look forward to the tearoom being open again.

CCT Seek Development Officer (21/12/21)

The CCT are searching for a Development Officer as part od Scottish Government's Strengthening Communities programme - learn more

CCT Activity Report - October/November 2021 (19/12/21)

Christmas is almost on us and your Community Trust continues to work on a number of different project areas along with planning for a brighter and more secure future. We are delighted with the way the shop is looking and have recently secured funding to fit solar panels on the roof which will reduce both our running costs and our environmental footprint. The CCT Activity Report for October/November 2021 summarises progress across the various project areas .

CCT Bikes available for a donation (13/10/21)

Following the closure of Bikes and Buggies, the CCT board have sadly, after much discussion, taken the decision to wind up Bikes and Buggies. The decision was also taken to offer the “All terrain” bikes to members of the local community first prior to passing on to another charity.

The adult bikes are Trek 3900 with disc brakes, the junior bikes are Treck MT track 220 with 24” wheels.

We can therefore now offer these bikes for a donation to Carradale community funds to be used in future developments beneficial to the community. The photos show a couple of examples: they need a clean and, although basically functional, will require a check over before use. The suggested donation would be £50 for an adult bike and £25 for a junior bike.

All requests should be sent to carradalect@gmail.com and should be received by Friday 29th October.

Carradale Community Trust Seeks New Tenant for Network Cafe (09/10/21)

As many of you may have already have heard, Lesley and Darren Freeman have sadly, after much soul searching, decided to “call it a day” in Dottie’s.

This comes after being the most superb hosts and friends to many who visited the café – serving delicious bakes and meals to all visitors! - they will be sorely missed and we give them our thanks (and that of the community). We send our very best wishes for the future. The café is well equipped and has been extremely popular and well-attended throughout the summer – this is due, in no small way, to the present tenants and all the hard work they have put in. We are determined that the café should continue to welcome local folk and holiday makers this coming year as a central part of our community. To that end, we now invite any parties interested in leasing the café for the coming year (and hopefully beyond), to contact us by email with a brief note of their forward plan, their experience in this field, and any further relevant information. The café has had a considerable makeover this Spring and is ready to go! 

WE ASK THAT ALL EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ARE NOTIFIED TO THE CCT BOARD BY Friday 29th OCTOBER AT THE LATEST.

Please contact us via email if you have any questions or want to know more. We look forward to hearing from you! Applications should be sent to: Hamish Hunter: carradalect@gmail.com

Carradale Community Composting - (06/10/21)

The site at Seneval is temporarily closed while while we prepare the bins for winter and plan for next year.

Carradale Harbour Day Success (28/08/21)

Well done to the organisers and all who made this year's Harbour Day another great success for all. For photos of the day please check out Carradale Harbour Facebook page.

CCT Special Members Meeting & AGM Notice (10/8/21)

Notice is hereby given of a Special Members Meeting of Carradale Community Trust to be held in Carradale Village Hall on 1st September 2021 at 7 pm for the purpose of passing the undernoted Special Resolution to be followed immediately thereafter by the Annual General Meeting

SPECIAL RESOLUTION: That the Constitution of Carradale Community Trust approved by OSCR on 12th December 2016 as amended and approved by OSCR on 20th July 2018, as further amended on 4th October 2018 and as further amended on 6th March 2019 shall be replaced by a new Constitution, a copy of which has been circulated to members and is also placed before the meeting. Proposed Constitution and a series of policy documents which support the operations of the CCT. All members are encouraged to attend the meeting or to give their proxy to someone who can attend (Proxy Form). At the AGM, elections will be held for the appointment of trustees. This is an opportunity for you to become involved in the activities of the Community Trust and have a say in the future of our community.

Harbour Dates Confirmed (04/07/21)

The key dates are confirmed for Carradale Harbour Day (Saturday, 28 August 2021) and The Great Carradale Canter (Sunday, 26 September 2021)

Temporary Shop Closes 2pm on Saturday....new shop opens Tuesday, 8 June (04/06/21)

Our temporary shop will close on Saturday at 2 pm and the big move will begin. Everything will be transported from village hall to the new shop over the weekend. Please note the new shop will be closed on Monday 7th to ensure the transfer is as smooth as possible. Although we are all delighted to move from temporary to permanent, the wee cabin by the village hall has become a special place for all of us, during the last couple of years. It has been packed with so much, it could almost supply most of our household needs. Many volunteers have played their part in making this possible but 2 people have gone more than an extra mile or a Carradale Canter in their volunteering. In fact they are marathon Gold medalists. Liz.and Ian McGhie. A Massive Thank You to you both. Enjoy some well deserved time in your garden, playing golf and sailing. Keep an eye on the Facebook page for updates.

Carradale Community Shop and Post Office (30/05/21)

Things are moving in the right direction and the interior of the new shop is taking shape. The new freezers have finally arrived. The shelves look pretty spacious and all the painting, flooring and lighting is complete. Plans are well underway organising the move from temporary to permanent shop in early June, in a manner which hopefully will involve as little disruption as possible for our customers.

The support and encouragement from the village has been tremendous. When this new shop opens it's doors, and you go in for the first time, remember that all you see has come about because you have been part of making it a reality. Carradale has always been a welcoming village with great community spirit. Over the years many changes have taken place but people have moved with the times and have recognised and embraced these changes. It is right that we remember with fondness the history of the village, but support building a sustainable future for the next generation. Keep an eye on the Facebook page for updates.

Dottie's Cafe Opens (16/05/21)

The Network Cafe - "Dottie's Cafe"opened on 16 May 2021 under new tenancy and will be known as Dottie's Cafe. We wish Lesly and Darren Freeman all the very best in their new venture.

Carradale Village Hall - New Doors (08/04/21)

Check out the new glass doors next time you are at the hall. They very much lighten up the foyer and are a great addition to the hall.

Carradale Community Composting (07/04/21)

Volunteers are required to assist in moving materials about/shredding and general clearing, any little help would be appreciated especially users of the site. Please contact carradalect@gmail.com

Special Members' Meeting (19/05/21)

A Special Members' Meeting is being held for MEMBERS ONLY via video conference on Wednesday, 19th May at 7pm. Members have been contacted directly by CCT.

New Job Opportunity - Manager, Carradale Community Shop (28/05/21)

Our community is looking for an ambitious manager to create a friendly, welcoming, customer-focused environment at our newly refurbished and expanded community shop in Carradale, the only grocery store in East Kintyre. Vacancy Details Closing date: Monday 12th April 2021

Seneval Work Party Report (27/03/21)

We got a prompt start this morning and had a good day clearing most of the raw material at Seneval today. Thanks to all the volunteers who turned up. There is now some compost available for use in gardens across Carradale. Come along next Saturday (3rd April), Between 10am and noon and fill a bag yourself. £1 per bag - cash only.

CCT Seeks New Tenant for Network Bistro (17/03/21)

As many of you may have already have heard, Angus and Susan Macdiarmid, have very sadly decided to “call it a day” at the Network Bistro. This comes after being the most superb hosts and friends to many who visited the café – serving delicious bakes and meals to all visitors! - they will be sorely missed and our thanks (and that of the community) go with them ; we send our very best wishes for the future. They have very generously donated, to the café, and hence to our community, a large amount of very useful equipment for which we are very grateful!

We are determined that the café should continue to welcome local folk and holiday makers this coming summer as a central part of our community. To that end, we now invite any parties interested in leasing the café for the coming year (and hopefully beyond), to contact us by email with a brief note of their forward plan, their experience in this field, and any further relevant information. Summer is fast approaching, and we will want to work with the successful applicant in refreshing the café interior and making other improvements. Therefore we ask that all applications are in by Saturday 27th March. Please contact us via Email if you have any questions or want to know more. We look forward to hearing from you! Applications should be sent to : Hamish Hunter at carradalect@gmail.com 

Carradale Composting Centre Entrance Sign (09/03/21)

Our new entrance sign arrived today courtesy of SSE Transmission Networks. SSE provided a lot of digger time and hardcore when we set up the site. The Hot Boxes seem to be doing well and we could have some compost available in a couple of months.

Carradale Forest Group (02/03/21)

The East Kintyre Community Council, Carradale Community Trust and Forestry Land Scotlandhave formed a new Carradale Forest Group*. One of the areas we are working on together is improving access to the entire Deer Hill area. We are really pleased to report that work will soon begin to connect the Grianan and Port na Storm car parks and provide a forest link for the Kintyre Way. So if you are in the area from 8 March 2021, please be aware that there may be a bit of disruption until the link and upgrade is completed.

*If you wish to be involved in the Carradale Forest Group, please get in touch with a member of East Kintyre Community Council.

We Need You! (11/02/21)

It really is happening! The Carradale Community Shop & Post Office is ours and we will soon begin a comprehensive refurbishment and refit. We will start planning for the transition from our Temporary Shop - and are going to need your help! (Or to continue to need your help for those of you who are already involved in running the Temporary Shop).

We need people to:

• Become a member of the Management Committee to help a Manager run the shop. Carradale Community Trust plans for the Management Committee to run the shop for about two years, and we will use funds from the Robertson Trust to pay our Manager. After two years, the Management Committee will recommend to either carry on as a community run shop or to pursue another model*.

• Join our bank of volunteers supporting the running of the shop in a wide range of capacities, both customer facing and behind the scenes. This might include serving customers, stocking shelves, cleaning, helping with deliveries, checking inventories and dates, posting on facebook and other social media, etc*. We are also going to need lots of people to help in aspects of the refit and in the move from the Temporary Shop!

• Give us advice, support or publicity

• If you can help us in any way at all - or know anyone who could - please get in touch with me Jenn Lee 

CCT Buy Village Post Office (09/02/21)

Carradale Community Trust is extremely pleased to announce the purchase of the Carradale Post Office. CCT will be launching the Carradale Community Shop & Post Office after a full refurbishment is completed - watch this space! East Kintyre will soon have a permanent shop!

Our community would like to thank everyone who has worked so very hard in making this happen. We would not be celebrating without the generous support of funders, including: the Scottish Land Fund, MOWI, Fern Community Funds, Abbeyfield Trust, East Kintyre Wind Farm Trust, The National Lottery and the Robertson Trust. Likewise, we are extremely grateful to the magnificent volunteer Manager, staff and supporters of the Temporary Shop, who have kept the community fully supplied during this hugely trying time, and have been a reservoir of hope for the future. Thanks also are owed to members of the Carradale Community Trust and East Kintyre Community Council, who have persevered in securing a permanent shop, drafting plans for a refurbishment, and delivering the first local development priority of East Kintyre. Finally, all of us are enormously grateful to Kenny & Mary Semple, who stepped in when our initial plans fell through, generously offered the Post Office as a location for our shop, and will be joining us in the creation of the Carradale Community Shop & Post Office.

Community Right to Buy Carradale Forest has been denied (13/12/20)

Hi Everyone,

I am sorry to report that our application for a Community Right to Buy Carradale Forest has been denied - Scottish Ministers Decision Letter.

After reading the lengthy response from the Ministers, my understanding for the denial is that we could not provide sufficient evidence that the community had a connection with the land. We also could not, in their view, meet the public interest criteria. However, our sustainable development plans were considered to be robust, and we were encouraged to engage with FLS in the development of Deer Hill.

For my part, I am not in the least surprised. My expectations were always low, knowing full well the political pressure coming from the government's renewable energy targets, its close relationship with FLS and the lack of support from Argyll & Bute in its current approach.

Our CRtB application nevertheless has attracted the attention of a wide range of actors, and we need to build upon this. For instance, the Government’s own Scottish Land Commission appears to disagree with the Minister’s view on the scope of FLS’s obligations to consult with communities. I will continue to liaise with them, as well as pursue avenues for wider public pressure where I can.

Unfortunately, the residents of Grogport, Rhonadale and Carradale must be under no illusions: you are going to have to fight if you are to have any influence over the location and height of the turbines that are now coming your way*. Moreover, we are also going to have fight for each and every one of the aspirations in our LDP and CRtB if they have any hope of happening. We know from our recent meeting with FLS that local planning staff have not been given the resources to do, well, pretty much anything at all. The vast sums that FLS - a government quango - will make from the Carradale Forest Energy Offering will go into coffers elsewhere, not to support or invest in the forest or our community.

The EKCC will keep a vigil for all planning applications affecting the Forest, whilst the Planning Group of CCT will recommence work to complete our development plans, as begun in our CRtB application. We will engage fully with our local FLS team and make sure we include them in any discussions - and we will ask that each of you consider becoming more engaged with CCT, EKCC and the planning for our future.

Regards,

Jenn, Planning Group, Carradale Community Trust

*Please be very aware that the documents associated with the recent FLS consultation did not include the location of most existing or planned wind turbine developments, let alone those that will result from FLS’s recent Energy Offering.

Thank You OMEXOM (11/11/20)

EKCC and CCT would like to express thanks to Omexom (who are working on the Carradale Sub Station) for providing secure facilities for storing the EK Community Resilience Items. The resilience items were purchased via grants for use in a crisis, such as when the whole of East Kintyre endured a lengthy power cut in March 2013 and the more recent Covid Crisis. The administration of these funds was managed by a small resilience group comprised of members of East Kintyre Community Council, Carradale Community Trust and Carradale Village Hall, working to the Emergency Plan. Your generosity has allowed the community to have space to keep these essential items safe and dry.

CCT AGM (26/11/20)

The CCT 2020 AGM will be held on Thursday, 26 November at 7pm. Full details available on CCT AGM 2020 page.

Congratulations Ian (03/11/20)

Our very own Ian McGhie, manager of the Carradale Temporary Shop is named as one of Scotland's High Street Heroes. Ian has been a stalwart throughout this year voluntarily managing the village shop which has been such a huge asset to the community at this time. Well done Ian and very well deserved.

Carradale Community Composting Facebook Page (21/10/20)

Please follow Carradale Community Composting Facebook Page for the latest news and work party details.

The Village Shop (30/09/20)

Carradale Community Trust is extremely disappointed the sale of the shop to the community will not now go ahead. We are grateful to Scottish Land Fund, the grant providers for the planned refurbishment (The East Kintyre Wind Farm Trust, The Abbeyfield Trust, MOWI, Cour Fund and the National Lottery), INCH, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, as well as all of those who have generously given their time and effort in making our bids a success. Whilst we wanted to put the shop back at the heart of the community, we are now pursuing our other options to fulfil our promise to return a permanent shop to East Kintyre.

£89,750 Funding Success (17/09/20)

Carradale Community Trust (CCT) has been awarded the funds to purchase Paterson’s Bakery & Village Stores, which has been closed since 2018, and re-open it as a retail, social and information hub. Thanks to the generous support of Scottish Land Fund, CCT are delighted that East Kintyre will once again have a permanent shop. Our wonderful Temporary Shop has been a lifeline - and has taught us so much - but volunteers and customers cannot wait to have Paterson’s back at the heart of our community!

CCT Newsletter (08/09/20)

The October 2020 CCT Newsletter sets out our future plans for a permanent village shop in Carradale.

Carradale Community Composting Centre is now open for use (24/08/20)

Campbeltown Courier Article: Members of Carradale Community Trust (CCT), Carradale’s community business, were tempted to get the champagne out earlier this week after finally getting its community composting centre ready for use. It has taken the trust more than six years to complete this project following a number of delays, most recently the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The idea for a composting centre was one put forward as part of a village plan many years ago and East Kintyre Community Council asked CCT, then Network Carradale Limited, to deliver the project. Alan Walker, chair of CCT, said: ‘We are now ready for garden waste as the village tidies up in time for winter. We are very appreciative of the support from SSE which provided hardcore and digger time and to East Kintyre Windfarm Trust for funds to equip the project. This facility is very green and will benefit the village and hopefully stop fly-tipping of garden waste alongside forest tracks.’ The ground works at the site, which is located at Seneval, opposite the play park entrance, were completed by Donald McLean Contractors and the composting bins supplied and installed by Saddell Nurseries. A substantial shed is to be delivered and put up soon by Quarry Sheds, based at Minard. The composting model is for garden waste to be deposited in one of four receiving bins: grass, leaves, tree branches and mixed garden waste like hedge clippings and weeds. Every so often the raw material will be mixed together in ‘hot boxes’ to accelerate the creation of compost. In due course this will be made available to local gardeners.

The Antler (06/08/20)

There is a Special Edition of The Antler distributed around the village. On behalf of the entire community, many thanks to everyone involved and for your amazing work over the past four months.

Carradale Community Trust Report - Seneval (06/08/20)

The village composting project should soon be open for use. This project would not have been possible without digger time and hardcore being donated by SSE. There will be eight bays at Seneval, comprising two rows of four. The rear four are hot boxes, which is where the compost will be nurtured. The front four will be clearly marked to take your garden waste in four categories: grass cuttings, hedge and mixed garden waste, wood cuttings and chipped wood. We do not take cardboard or paper – it can be composted but really should be recycled through the normal systems as we cannot process it. The site will be under camera surveillance. Every so often garden waste will be moved into the hot boxes by volunteers. If you would like to assist please email carradalect@gmail.com

Thank you (14/09/19)

THANK YOU to the fifteen folk that turned out to help in clearing the ground at Seneval ready for the contractor to put in the Hard Standing and create the composting bays. We achieved our objective. The two surviving bonfires were fed later in the day and it has all gone.

Kintyre community receives Scottish Land Fund cash to develop village recycling facilities (13/02/19)

Carradale Community Community Trust receives £13,960 to buy 4.75 acres of Seneval Woodland in Carradale in order to create a local recycling facility and improve access to surrounding woods David Prag, Trustee, Carradale Community Trust said: “The Scottish Land Fund has kick started our project to develop a garden composting site and footpath to the shore. Carradale is 15 miles from the nearest point to tip garden waste and this is via a difficult winding road. The footpath will join paths leading from one side of the village to the other making a pleasant walk to the shore and avoiding the road. We are very grateful to the The Scottish Land Fund for providing the funds to purchase the land for our two projects the first of which we aim to complete this summer. Full details and Asset Transfer Document