Sunday, 9 December 2012
Friday, 28 September 2012
There are challenging times ahead but also opportunities perhaps to change the way things are done in Nairn. This soundfile should be heard perhaps in conjunction with this video.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Jemma's Secret - local acoustic act
Some Gurnites might have seen Jemma Tweedie performing locally but if not here's a chance to experience her material on the Gurn.
Jemma is a 19 year old, local singer/songwriter who is currently working on her first EP due for release on 26th October. In the run up to this she has been spreading her musical word to the likes of BBC introducing, Radio Clyde's Vic Galloway and new up and coming artist Jake Bugg. Having sparked interest from several others she is now preparing to perform at Bogbain Farm as the local support act for Charlotte Church on her lastest UK tour.
Having received her guitar as a Christmas present last year, Jemma quickly found a passion for songwriting and since then she has been performing at small venues around Nairn, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
This observer enjoyed listening to tracks she has placed on the Souncloud site. One of them below plus more of Jemma from Youtube.
Drunken Coastal Town (Preview) by Jemma's secret soundcloudJemma has a facebook music page here.
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
“Folk keep thinking that the cuts are going to be like the ones in Thatcher’s years but these cuts they’re worse”
The title of this post comes from a
statement by Cllr Colin MacAulay speaking at Suburban Community Council’s
meeting in the Academy last night.
There’s a consultation meeting in the Rosebank School
There is a school of thought that the last
time round it was all smoke and mirrors and red herrings as the meeting was
dominated by issues surrounding the potential closure of Nairn Swimming Pool.
At the end of the previous administration’s consultation process they came out
of nowhere with proposed cuts to Teaching Assistant posts. This time,
hopefully, this administration will listen to the punters a bit better than the
last ruling group did.
Alistair Noble, told the meeting that he believed the cuts amounted to 5% per year for several years. His thesis is that Nairn should not get the cuts that other areas wil get because we never got our fair share in the first place. He will be going to the meeting with his argument tonight. Understandably consultation is almost a four letter word in Nairn and we look at the way we have been treated in the past with a profound cynicism in our minds. It is a new administration however and we have Colin and Liz representing us in Nairn. For the foreseeable future the way this administration treats Nairn will have a profound effect on their political reputations and that of the party they represent. This observer, like the majority of voters in Nairn, trusts them and hopes that the new administration doesn’t let them and Nairn down and that we are treated better from now on.
Friday, 14 September 2012
And they're off - Liz starts the first race as 400 leave town on a 106 mile adventure
Liz with one of the race organisers. After officially starting the first part of the race and seeing off around 400 competitors at 06.30 she popped home for breakfast. Another 900 competitors are due to go at 0800.
Heading for the seafront and a run along the prom, across the Bailey Bridge and then up to Cawdor to get on their bicycles. More images on the Gurn later.
Friday, 7 September 2012
: Dh’aontaich Buidheann Chorporra Pàrlamaid na h-Alba inntrigeadh tèarainte ùr a thogail dhan phàrlamaid an-dè. ... bit.ly/QixKX6
— Tìr nam Blog (@Tirnamblog) September 7, 2012
Friday, 17 August 2012
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Sunday, 15 April 2012
testing with this text
Following our conversation this morning I email with information on the current situation with training at Nairn Fire Station.
Nairn follow our 2 year Maintenance of Skills training structure, carried out on their weekly training evening. The Watch Manager in the station is being supported by ourselves in Inverness & Nairn District Office in ensuring this is up to date and fully recorded in the appropriate manner.
The recording of all training activities has been an area identified recently that stations are having difficulties with, and not actual carrying out of training itself.
They are up to date with other safety critical core training requirements i.e. breathing apparatus training, road traffic collision training, and have the basic elements of Incident Command & Safety training as carried out through their training planner.
Additional training under the ‘Safer Firefighter Programme’ is commencing as we speak which will include more advanced levels of Incident Command, Fire behaviour training, Road Traffic Collision training, and also include requirements for medical and fitness standards.
Following our conversation this morning I email with information on the current situation with training at Nairn Fire Station.
Nairn follow our 2 year Maintenance of Skills training structure, carried out on their weekly training evening. The Watch Manager in the station is being supported by ourselves in Inverness & Nairn District Office in ensuring this is up to date and fully recorded in the appropriate manner.
The recording of all training activities has been an area identified recently that stations are having difficulties with, and not actual carrying out of training itself.
They are up to date with other safety critical core training requirements i.e. breathing apparatus training, road traffic collision training, and have the basic elements of Incident Command & Safety training as carried out through their training planner.
Additional training under the ‘Safer Firefighter Programme’ is commencing as we speak which will include more advanced levels of Incident Command, Fire behaviour training, Road Traffic Collision training, and also include requirements for medical and fitness standards.
testing with this text
Following our conversation this morning I email with information on the current situation with training at Nairn Fire Station.
Nairn follow our 2 year Maintenance of Skills training structure, carried out on their weekly training evening. The Watch Manager in the station is being supported by ourselves in Inverness & Nairn District Office in ensuring this is up to date and fully recorded in the appropriate manner.
The recording of all training activities has been an area identified recently that stations are having difficulties with, and not actual carrying out of training itself.
They are up to date with other safety critical core training requirements i.e. breathing apparatus training, road traffic collision training, and have the basic elements of Incident Command & Safety training as carried out through their training planner.
Additional training under the ‘Safer Firefighter Programme’ is commencing as we speak which will include more advanced levels of Incident Command, Fire behaviour training, Road Traffic Collision training, and also include requirements for medical and fitness standards.
I wish to give your community the reassurance that Nairn Fire Station is of a high standard of both training and response, and the management and crew are dedicated to improving quantity of training through our ‘Safer Firefighter Programme’.
Nairn follow our 2 year Maintenance of Skills training structure, carried out on their weekly training evening. The Watch Manager in the station is being supported by ourselves in Inverness & Nairn District Office in ensuring this is up to date and fully recorded in the appropriate manner.
The recording of all training activities has been an area identified recently that stations are having difficulties with, and not actual carrying out of training itself.
They are up to date with other safety critical core training requirements i.e. breathing apparatus training, road traffic collision training, and have the basic elements of Incident Command & Safety training as carried out through their training planner.
Additional training under the ‘Safer Firefighter Programme’ is commencing as we speak which will include more advanced levels of Incident Command, Fire behaviour training, Road Traffic Collision training, and also include requirements for medical and fitness standards.
I wish to give your community the reassurance that Nairn Fire Station is of a high standard of both training and response, and the management and crew are dedicated to improving quantity of training through our ‘Safer Firefighter Programme’.
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
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