Access issues

o be clear
Tina Irving <tinadirving@gmail.com> See also in General discussion 19th June 2023
   
10:58 (13 minutes ago)
   
to Matt, Philip
Dear both

You have both tried to help, Phil with the proposed quotation (appreciate it was a short time frame. It is likely that this work will go to Orkney companies, as the Caithness & Sutherland Rangers don't appear to be interested).

Matt with the steering group last week and everything else over the years.

I am the person in the County who can make HIE and Dounreay toe the line, and Nature Scot agree. I think probably VisitScotland do as well.  They have no time for Venture North either, as far as I can see. HIE will not cause you further expenditure as they have been doing. Transport Scotland will back the sustainability festival as do Green Destinations.

The reason I can only come to the Access Forums is to impart this information, so you can invite me on as an ad hoc member to both providing Mac gets the input from the Community councils and gives that to you as well.

It is the only way we can operate without funding and until I get it, it all I can do.  Or be paid for one off jobs such as the problem at Yarrows I just resolved for you, if you take it forward.

Here is the current list of Friends of the North Highland Way  It's growing all the time. I am hoping Durness will join us, and the Tongue Hotel, but not heard from either of them, except for the Tongue Hotel to let me know about David Whiteford.   NHI will not take this project from me either.  I have supplied the specification to HIE along with my business plan, so they have no reason not to fund now.  As you know HIE back NHI with public money.

Food for thought, and we will catch up in September at the LAF.  I am not available until then.