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Durness Local News
21st September
2007
Community
Action
a field trip from the NWH Geopark conference, held Durness last Saturday, had a
delegation from the conference. The delegates arrived in Durness and were
welcomed by young piper from Armadale Murdo Mackay. After a welcome and coffee
an introduction to the community activities carried out in Durness and the
involvement with other communities in the north was given. The village hall was
set up with exhibitions of recent and of ongoing activities including
information and pictures from Youth projects, Highland Gathering, sheepdog
trials, Cape Wrath Challenge and Mackay Country. Young people from the Feis Air
on Oir provided music to accompany the talks and exhibitions. After lunch the
visitors were invited to Smoo cave where they were able to see first hand some
of the unique geological aspects of the area. Skylab stayed from their visit on
the Friday evening and gave an insight to the skies that can be seen. Both the
event on the Friday evening and Saturday were well attended and many of the
visiting delegates to Durness were impressed with the activities a small
community can undertake.
Cape Wrath Range
Cape Wrath range including Garvie Island will be active with various
combinations of air bombardment, naval gunfire support and helicopter operations
during the following dates: 01 – 05 October 2007 – times 09:00 to 17:00 local,
daily Also on 01, 04 October 2007 – times 20:00 to 2100 local. 08 – 12 October
2007 – times 09:00 to 17:00 local, daily Also on 08, 09, 10, 11 October – times
20:00 to 21:00 local. 22 – 26 October 2007 – times 09:00 to 17:00 local, daily
29, 30, 31 October 2007 – times 09:00 to 17:00 local, daily when the range is
active, red flags will be displayed and sentries positioned on the u70 road. All
efforts will be made to keep the u70 road open. However due to the nature of
some practices and in the interest of public safety, closure may be necessary.
Access advice can be sought from the sentries, who will be in contact with the
range officer conducting the firing, or by contacting the freephone number.
However, whatever the nature of the practice, under no circumstances is any
person to leave the road or proceed anywhere onto the land, particularly the
land north of the road within the range area, when the red flags are flying. For
further information on the opening and closing of the road and military activity
telephone the range freephone number. 0800 833300
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