The Kirkhill Gritting Group has been running for a number of years and is made up solely of community volunteers who work hard at keeping as many of Kirkhill’s paths gritted through the winter months. At present we have around a dozen volunteers, of all ages, assisting in keeping our paths clear for people to safely walk on.
As you can imagine, this is an honorous job and we are extremely fortunate and grateful to have these volunteers on board.
During the summer months this year, Suzi MacDonald & Tania Daschofsky fundraised to purchase a mechanical grit spreader, which we are hoping will make the lives of our gritting volunteers just that little bit easier. Up until now, they relied on the old faithful barrow and shovel!
The Highland Council are generous in providing equipment such as extra grit bins, shovels, gloves, Hi-Viz tabards and handheld snow ploughs for our use.
The gritting group already covers an extensive meterage of paths within Kirkhill. However, as always, we are looking to recruit additional volunteers to take on new areas and also assist with existing ones.
If you think you would be able to assist, when convenient to you, even if it is just a short pathway, please get in touch with Suzi on 07813 890 981 or suzi@airdcommunity.com for more information.
We hope that having our new grit spreader will encourage others to join the group. If this spreader proves to be a success then we will be looking to fundraise for another (or two!).
Many thanks,
Suzi & The Kirkhill Gritting Group