Tag: Trust

CGDT uses timesheets to record everyone’s activities – and that means the directors too now!

cgdt-timesheetThe Development Trust board was thinking about how to leverage the hours and hours of voluntary time that it puts into the organisation. The first problem is how to record that time. The answer, of course, is to use the timesheets that Sara has developed for the CCF project. Of course, we are all slightly wary of recording the hours we put in because there might be too many … but too many at least means more match-funding, no? I think we win either way!

There are lots of events coming up related to CGDT’s activities, including our AGM on the 20th July (1400hrs), a consultation on Community Wind Turbines on 28th May (1900hrs) and a meeting about our progress on Community Broadband on 15th May (1800hrs). There’ll be a newsletter coming out soon as well.

Panorama from Stronafian Community Forest to the blue afforested hills of Bute and Kilfinan

Today a group of directors with potential contractors visited the highest point in Stronafian Community Forest – of which a panorama above. We were nearly blown away by the ferocious April blast. But the views were terrific! The forests of Bute and Kilfinan in the blue distance to the south. Our forest closer at hand. Invigorating. A good reminder, as we sit at desk or in kitchen burrowing into the interweb,  of how we should get out more often into the heathery, blustery hills. Certainly there was lots of thigh strain, huff, puff and deep breathing – and that was getting out of the car.

By the way, this weekend we have the Bin Men in Colintraive Village Hall from 6pm onwards on Saturday, and there’s also the big archaeology weekend at the chambered cairn in the Forest. A great weekend to be in ColGlen. More accurate details here. And more photos soon!

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