Aird Community

Gala Week 2011 success Gala Week in Kirkhill has always been something of an event. The whole community getting behind a weeklong programme of events and activities culminating in Gala Day.  This year though was something special. Buoyed up by the success of the last year the Gala Committee  were determined to do better, and […]

Over half of consumers unaware of insulation cost savings A new survey has revealed more than half of people in the UK are unaware how much money they could save by improving their home insulation. The findings highlights the lack of awareness that still surrounds simple energy saving measures like lagging lofts and cavity walls. […]

In mid June, twenty-one scouts from the Aird section of Kirkhill Scout Group attended an action-packed and hugely enjoyable weekend camp at the Brora Scout campsite.  Somehow, in just two days, we managed to pack in a huge range of activities including map skills, hill walking, raft building, swimming (in a chilly loch), abseiling and collecting […]

Elections for 153 Community Councils across the Highlands, including Kirkhill & Bunchrew, will be held in November this year. A local election, by postal vote, will take place where the number of valid nominations exceeds the maximum number of members each Community Council is allowed. The deadline for voting is 5pm on Wednesday 16 November. The election […]

Free home insulation and other benefits If you own or rent your home privately, receive benefits or are aged 70 or over, then your insulation might be free. And even if you don’t own your own home, you could get other money saving offers through the Energy Assistance Package. The local Energy Saving Scotland advice […]

To help raise awareness of energy efficiency issues we will be producing these monthly updates with some short snippets of helpful information. Energy prices on the rise again. If you have been following the news this month, I am sure you will have noticed how one of the large energy companies announced significant price rises. […]