Notes from a Small Isle
This 'blog' is written by Vikki Trelfer - the Local Development Officer on the Isle of Rum.
When does an asset become a liability?
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- Monday, 20 February 2012 21:56
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The announcement of a new Scottish Land Fund will be welcomed by many communities aspiring to own assets and the land they live on. I've been thinking about the realities of land ownership, and the responsibilities and challenges that can go along with this.
Being on the island but not of the island
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- Friday, 20 January 2012 12:56
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I'm so impatient for things to happen that I want to fast forward through this difficult, painfully slow part onto the good part where we're enjoying the results of our hard work.
Christmas Cookies & Holiday Hearts
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- Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:54
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A little bit of seasonal magic from an enchanted island; around 70 fallen trees in the village and no properties damaged, although one had a close call with a sycamore and one greenhouse lost its life.
Wherever you go, there you are.
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- Friday, 18 November 2011 20:06
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“Unfortunately, it’s part of living in a community that before you can realistically assess it, you go from extraordinary enchantment to mournful disenchantment.”
Cancelled Ferries, Stranded Visitors, and Funding Woes
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- Friday, 21 October 2011 08:45
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness? Season of strong winds and fallen trees, more like.
Not ready to hibernate just yet
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- Sunday, 18 September 2011 20:03
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Things are quietly taking shape on our sleepy island.
Rum is another country, time passes differently here...
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- Monday, 22 August 2011 10:26
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I’m not the first person to have noticed that time on the island follows its own very peculiar quickstep dance; quick, slow, quick, quick, slow.
New Job, New Home, New Friends
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- Thursday, 21 July 2011 14:13
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On the fabulous Facebook page of a certain community land network, I was alerted to a job advert: “Development Officer Post”. Sounds interesting, I thought.
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