AGM and Celebration of Achievement Monday 9th November 2015

1. Mull and Iona Community Trust
AGM and Celebration of
Achievement 2015
Welcome from Ryan Lowe
Mull and Iona Community Trust MullandIonaCT enquiries@mict.co.uk

2. Sandy Brunton
Community Groups
Sea Eagle Funds distributed 2014/15 - £7,144
MESS Funds distributed 2014/15 - £7,500
Funding projects for children, the elderly, the public sector, community buildings,
schools, sports, the arts and disabled people.
Mull and Iona Community Trust Projects
Garmony Hydro
Mull Musical Minds
An Roth Community Enterprise Centre
ACCESS project
If you are interested in volunteering on a steering group or becoming a Director of
MICT, please speak to Sandy Brunton or Moray Finch at the end.

3. • Mull and Iona Community Trust project funded by Climate Challenge Fund
until March 2016
• Three part time project officers covering a 1.5 post: Terry Hegarty
(Fionnphort), Nancy Winfield (Dervaig) and Becky Lewis (Tobermory).
• What are we doing? – Electric vehicles, lift share scheme, fuel efficient
driving, providing advice to local businesses and individuals and looking at
transport structure.
• In July we launched a lift share group on Facebook to reduce single
occupancy journeys, there are 200 members.
• We will be organising fuel efficient driving training days for high mileage
drivers.
• For more information please email mist@mict.co.uk

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6. The
Overview

7. Our
Group

8. GigaPlus Argyll
• How do you cover a project that will bring major
lifestyle changes to 7 Argyll islands in 5 minutes?
• Here goes (only those over 50 will probably
remember this)

9. GigaPlus Argyll
• Funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise via Community
Broadband Scotland
• Next Generation Broadband = 25MB/S
• Covering the hard to reach properties that the BT fibre
scheme simply cannot reach
• Initially started as a scheme for Mull and Iona
– Extended to include: Lismore, Luing, Craignish
Peninsula, Colonsay, Jura and Islay
• Wireless-based broadband network
• Commercially sustainable and quality service
• AB Internet to design, install, and maintain the network
• Surveys, planning applications, landowner negotiations in
progress
• Lochbuie and Croggan, the first to go live
• Whole scheme should be in place by Q3 2016
• Run by locals
– with the support of specialist Internet Service Provider and operating company
• Supported by locals
– Customer installations and support
• Real commitment
– We will provide excellent professional service and support
– We’re the small company who cares with the big company experience behind us
– All profits go back to improve the service
– We will provide local employment opportunities
• AB Internet’s Role
– Network performance and shared maintenance
– 2nd and 3rd level support
– Service and billing

10. MESS funding recipient
Lochdonhead Primary School

11. Lochdonhead Primary School
Money provided by Sea Eagle Fund and Mess was used
to clear area, clear and fence the pond and make paths

12. Ranger Service
2014/15 has been a busy year for the ranger service
Working with the public - practical plants day with funding from Mull Eagle Watch and a
moth identification event
Working with schools – geocaching and nature clubs
Working with land managers – updating leaflets, access and recreational opportunities,
mink trapping.
Wildlife surveys with volunteers – seabirds, moths, plants and Corncrakes
Bunessan Biodiversity day
An evening trip to Staffa with Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

13. Ranger Service

14. Isle of Mull Riding for the Disabled SCO45772

15. Isle of Mull Riding for the Disabled SCO45772

16. Mull Community Development Plan

17. MESS Funding recipient
Isle of Mull Wood Turners
• The Isle of Mull Wood Turners moved into
Craignure Village Hall in Summer 2015 with help
from MESS funding. 4 lathes set up.
• Follow us on Facebook – search Isle of Mull Wood
Turners
• We currently have 20 members
• Meetings every second Sunday
• Email Peter Williams for more info
• pw812249@live.co.uk

18. MESS Funding Recipient
Isle of Mull Wood Turners

19. Ulva Ferry Housing Project

20. Ulva Ferry Housing Project
Find out more:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ulvaferryldo
Twitter: @UFLDO
Website: www.mict.co.uk

23. Tobermory Light Industrial
Mull and Iona Community Trust
were first approached by a
Tobermory resident in 2007.
A site at Ardmor near Glengorm
was identified by Forestry
Commission Scotland, Argyll &
Bute Council and Mull and Iona
Community Trust.
The area at Ardmor was zoned
as Business and Industry
Allocation in the new Argyll &
Bute Local Development Plan,
March 2015.

24. Tobermory Light Industrial
We had approval to purchase 0.8
hectares of land through the National
Forest Land Scheme in July 2015.
A feasibility study was completed in
2013
We did a survey of 30 businesses in early
2015
- 13 looking for new/additional premises
- 14 may do in the future
- 63% indicated they would have an
increase in turnover
- 33% indicated that new jobs could be
created
Next steps – source funding and
complete purchase of land
Finalise plans for the site

25. Mull and Iona Food Producers
About our group…
The formation of the Mull and Iona Food Producers Group emerged as an identified
need to create a way to showcase the high quality and variety of food produced and
served on the Islands of Mull and Iona.
Underpinning the whole project is an environmental ethos. Produced with respect for
animal welfare and environment, which tastes great and contributes to a sense of
place.
The Group emerged as a sub-group of the Isle of Mull and Iona Co-Operative. A group
of Mull and Iona businesses looking at ways of supporting and promoting island
enterprises.
On the back of the Visit Scotland ‘Year of food and drink’, A food trail was chosen as
the vehicle for showcasing our food offering and encourage visitors and residents to
enjoy food that is grown, caught and produced locally
The Food Trail has started to generate a co-ordinated Network of food producers; in
such a dispersed business population on Mull and Iona the benefit of this cannot be
underestimated.
Mull and Iona food trail is now live and consists of a website and facebook page. Which
is raising the profile of local food to locals and visitors alike. Success on a plate!

26. Mull and Iona Food Producers
What we did with the funding…
• We are very grateful to Mull Eagle Watch and MESS for the funding they have given us. We
have also received funding support from the Community Food Fund and Holiday Mull and
Iona.
• The group provided time and energy free of charge and the funds were spent on designing
the website and Food Trail Map/leaflet commissioning artwork by a local Iona graphic
designer, design and printing of 10,000 leaflets.
• Leaflets were distributed throughout participating businesses and local event such as the
Bunessan and Salen shows.
• It took longer to realize the project than expected as the 4 members of the food group run
busy summer tourist related businesses….
• We are now working on the 2016 Food Trail Map/leaflet. (MESS have just given us £208
towards this)
• We are also planning future developments to the Food Website . This may include pages
such as ‘What food is seasonal’ with associated recipes or food events .
• The biggest benefit we envisage is to be able to get the word out to a wider audience and
increase our profile as a Special Food Island worth visiting and without the funding this
project would not have been possible.

27. Mally Gower
Touring for Toilets
The Challenge – to cycle the four compass points of Great Britain
and raise awareness that 2.5 billion people across the world don’t
have somewhere safe to go to the toilet.
The Epic Journey!
South: The Lizard at Land’s End
East: Ness Point at Lowestoft
West: Ardnamurchan point
North: Dunnet Head at John O’Groats
Twinning 60 British
toilets with 60 toilets in
developing countries
for my 60th birthday!
Visit my blog for the whole story - touringfortoilet.blogspot.co.uk
Each toilet costs
£60 to twin

28. 50 days away from home
40 cycling days
7 days off
3 travel days on public transport
1666 miles cycled (mainly on minor roads)
50 miles per day on average
67 miles on the longest day
25 miles on the shortest day
43 different beds
8 ferries
3 rainy days
Countless sunny days!

29. Thank you
Please enjoy the refreshments next door and
then join us for our AGM in 15 minutes back in
this room.