Gairloch Community Council

12/05/2026

𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲

The Community Council is considering whether to renew or relinquish its lease of the Glebe, an area of amenity ground owned by the Church of Scotland.

The site has benefited from improvements carried out in recent years by Gairloch and District Development Ltd (GAD), which no longer wishes to continue in a management role, leaving future arrangements in question.

The lease requires the land to be reinstated to its original condition at the end of its term, with Community Council officers held personally liable. Members have expressed concern that renewing the lease could place significant obligations on future Councillors over its 25-year term.

The Community Council recognises that the Glebe is valued locally for informal recreation — walking and dog exercise in particular — and that any change in its status may be of concern to residents, but in view of the circumstances it is minded to relinquish the lease.

01/05/2026

04/04/2026

Gairloch Community First Responders are up and running with their potentially life-saving local service, but we need to raise funds for further equipment and ongoing training. You can donate at Go Fund Me, or PM us for bank details to make a direct donation.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gairloch-community-first-responders-helping-save-lives

01/04/2026

The Reuse & Repair Fund re-opens today, Thursday 2 April.
Grants from the fund can be used to set up or grow a reuse or repair project, run workshops or events that teach repair and upcycling skills or reduce waste and carbon emissions in the
community.
Full details at

The Reuse & Repair Fund is due to re-open on Thursday April 2nd.

31/03/2026

The Scottish Emergency Heating Oil Scheme opens for applications this week. The scheme aims to support households facing increased costs of oil or LPG for heating.

Full information is available on a dedicated website https://homeheatingadvice.scot

Applications will open online tomorrow, Wednesday, 1 April, or you can call 0800 048 7413 for help.

To qualify for a payment, you must meet the following criteria:

You are the bill payer in a home for which the primary heating fuel is oil or liquid petroleum gas (LPG).
The home is your only or main residence.
You have purchased fuel after 1 April 2026 or are planning to make an order shortly.
No award has been made to the same household at the same address in the last three calendar months.

Automatic Qualification

You will qualify automatically if you receive any of the following means-tested low-income social security benefits:

Universal Credit (including Scottish Child Payment)
Housing Benefit
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income-based Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
Pension Credit
Discretionary Qualification

You may also qualify through a discretionary decision if you:

Are in financial hardship, but not currently receiving a low-income benefit, and
Are at risk of self-rationing, plus meet one or more of the following conditions:

Priority need for heat or higher energy consumption due to impaired health, age (under 5 or over 75), disability, chronic or serious illness, long-term condition, mental health issue, recent hospital discharge, or end-of-life care.

Priority need for heat due to geography or rurality.

Other vulnerability, such as debt, waiting for a benefits decision or appeal, major life event, or recent bereavement.

17/03/2026

A pair of ducks has taken up residence among the beautiful daffodil display in Pier Road Gairloch.

17/03/2026

We're delighted to see the splendid daffodil display from the Sitooterie's spring planting in the Pier Road car park. So are the ducks!
Purchase of the bulbs was supported by car park receipts to the council's Invitation to Pay scheme.