Kirkhill Gala week will run from the 8th to 14th of June this year. The Gala week programme has now confirmed. Don’t miss out on fun for all the family.
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Funding secured for Kirkhill Centre Forward project
Well we’ve done it! We’ve just heard that Kirkhill District Amenities Association (KDAA) has been awarded the final bit of funding needed to go ahead with the renovation and extension of Kirkhill Community Centre. And it’s fitting that we have achieved it in the Community Centre’s 25th year.
We’re delighted that the Highland LEADER programme have awarded us £150,000 towards the £304,000 we need for the project. We had already secured funding from the Climate Challenge Fund, Robertson Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation and the Highland Council Ward Fund. The funding also includes £62,000 of the KDAA’s own money and a Highland Opportunity loan of £20,000.
The plans for the centre include enlarging the kitchen and vestibule, improving the changing rooms, insulating throughout, and creating a larger brighter vestibule with a Post Office counter/box office in the existing hall. The extension will include a new meeting room, store and toilets. You can find out more on the Kirkhill Centre Forward page.
The Kirkhill Centre Forward committee has done a huge amount of work to get the project to this stage and thanks should go to them all, particularly Alasdair Morrison for leading the team and Sandra Hogg for filling in all the funding applications. Alasdair said, “We’re delighted that this project can finally go ahead. It’s been a long term aspiration of this community and with a growing population is much needed.”
There’s still a lot of work to do but we hope that we will be able to start work in early July and reopen in October.
Finally we’d like to thank the whole community for their support over the years . The fundraising during Gala Week has enabled us to build up sufficient funds for this project to go ahead. However, as we’re committing all the funds we have available and taking out a loan it makes it more important than ever that this year’s Gala is a success.
Please come along to support the events and help us make sure the new community centre is fit for the next 25 years.
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MUGA charges reduced
The Kirkhill District Amenitites Association (KDAA) is delighted to announce that Kirkhill MUGA (multi use games area) charges have been significantly reduced for 2012. Hourly charges for adult and junior clubs are now only £5 with the floodlights free.
There’s never been a better time to get active so contact us now!
More information on Kirkhill MUGA, tariffs and how to book.
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Recycling Centre Relocation
Kirkhill and Bunchrew Community Trust have moved the recycling bins from the Inchmore recycling point up to the car park at Kirkhill Community Centre. Bins are available for clear, brown and green glass, textiles and cans. The paper bank has not been relocated as we each have blue bins for paper and carboard at home.
The recycling point in Inchmore has been well used for the past four years and the Trust would like to thank the site owner for the use of the land. We are also delighted the Kirkhill District Amenities Association agreed to the relocation to the community centre.
The community centre car park is used by many people including children so please keep the site clean and tidy and don’t leave any other rubbish by the bins.
With the bins at the centre of the village it is hoped they wil be even more widely used. Remember if you can’t reduce or reuse, then RECYCLE IN KIRKHILL!
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Tennis membership rates reduced until March 2012
The KDAA are offering reduced tennis membership rates for the rest of the season, until March 2012. Make the best of the last of the summer (?!) weather with family membership now only £15.
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Kirkhill Gala programme out now!
Kirkhill Gala Programme 2011
The Kirkhill Gala Week programme is now out. Running from the 28th May to the 4th of June it’s a fun packed week with plenty to do for all ages. Tickets are sure to go quickly for the fashion show at Achnagairn House and Gala Dance so snap yours up now (details in the gala week programme). Gala Day also looks set to be bigger and better than last year (which was amazing) with something for all the family.
All funds raised go towards the running and future development on Kirkhill Community Centre managed by Kirkhill District Amentities Association.
