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Skye & Lochalsh Access Panel

Minutes of meeting at Victoria Cottage, Portree

Tuesday 20th June 2006

10.30 am

Present:

    Joan Turkington, Julia Rudram, Mike Taylor, Colin Hutchings, Peter Kinloch, Alex Crockett, John Holt, Liz MacLeod. 

  1. Apologies:

    Una MacLeod, Chantal MacLeod, Nora Warby, Patsy MacDonald, Kathleen & Colin McCormack, Marjorie Jagger. 

  1. Minutes:

    Item 4.4 Post Office in Kyle – this should have read that there is no post box at present and the parking facility in front does not have a disabled parking sign. The minutes were otherwise approved by Alex Crockett and seconded by John Holt as being a true record. 

  1. Matters Arising:
    1. Disability toilet at Armadale Castle. Julia and Liz will check this out when in Sleat on 27th June
    2. Planning meeting – 10 plans were discussed and letters and guidelines will be sent to the applicants
    3. Portree Regeneration Plan – Colin produced a letter from Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association detailing their commitment to the construction of safe and accessible paths between homes in the new housing development at Home Farm. They stated, however, that their remit didn’t include pathways around the perimeters and the land for this had been transferred to Highland Council who would in turn transfer it to a suitable community initiative group.
    4. Finance – no further news on insurance policy.
    5. Royal Bank of Scotland, Portree - complete
    6. Funding – nothing further to report
    7. No further word on the suggested meeting in The Western Isles.
    8. Hand held computer – Julia had details of the computer that helps with a disability access audit by taking photos and measurements and producing the results with appropriate software. Julia will make further enquiries before purchase.
    9. Portree toilets: A reply was received from Harold Yates of Highland Council stating that Portree is in line to get new refurbished and accessible toilets.
    10. We received the refurbished computer from Highland Council and as there were no other requests for it, Joan Turkington has taken it on loan.
    11. Kyle Post Office – ongoing
    12. ID badges – new ID badges have been made for those committee members who didn’t have one.
    13. Portree Chemist shop – ongoing.
    14. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig – Julia and Liz will be attending their ‘Celebrating Diversity’ Day on 27th June.
 
  1. New Business:
    1. SATA – a request had been received from the Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance for our membership. As the cost per year is only £10, the committee decided that as accessible transport is a problem then it was worth joining.
    2. Nick McBain of SDEF has requested a meeting with committee members on Friday 23rd June on his visit to Skye. Julia and Mike said that they would be available.
    3. A request had been received from service users at Tigh na Drochaid to have the dropped kerb below the main building re-instated. After installing a new path the kerb had been replaced by a normal one. A letter will be sent to Highland Council.
 
  1. Next Meeting:

      Tuesday, August 22nd at Victoria Cottage at 10.30 a.m.

 
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