Author: SH

Highland Council is providing a green waste collection again this summer. It is also doing a household recycling survey based on the contents on the green and blue bins from 50 households in each of 4 communities – including Kirkhill. The contents will be analysed, by community not household, to show what is being collected in each bin and if additional items could be collected in the blue bin. Discussions are also being held with companies that would take the additional items for re-use re costs/prices per tonne. This is part of the programme to increase the % of household waste that is recycled and a decision on additional items will be taken later in the year.

A Refuse Collection Vehicle will be parked at Kirkhill Community Centre 12pm – 2pm each Saturday on 21st June, 19th July, 23rd August and 20th September to collect garden waste. More information can be found here

There was an excellent turn-out and fine weather for the Kirkhill & Bunchrew Community Trust Spring Volunteering Day on Saturday 3^rd May. Many thanks to Rob Kinghorn and Lindsey Stout who helped tidy the willow structures and trim the bushes in the park. The willows look very neat and should continue to grow into more solid structures – excellent for hide and seek and other games.

There was high demand for sticks and bags at the litter pick and some interesting finds including a very large TV, road sign, plastic drum, odd bits of metal and the usual assortment of bottles, cans and other rubbish. All parts of the village were covered as well as the back road to Beauly. Many thanks to all the children and adults who turned out to help. The next Litter Pick will be in the autumn after the return from the school holidays but don’t leave any litter you come across until then – bin it!