Christmas Comes Early For Caithness Groups

19th December 2012

Christmas came early for a number of local organisations when they received cheques from from the Highland Council's Caithness Wards Discretionary Budgets.

The cheques were presented by Caithness Members at a ceremony in Wick Town Hall on Monday 17th December 2012.

Organisations who received awards were Wick Coastal Rowing Club £3000 towards material to build new boats, Caithness Kuki Sool Wan Club £1000 towards travel costs to Championships held in Liverpool, Caithness Big Band £3198 towards cost of uniforms and equipment, Ormlie Community Association £1500 towards cost of running their Junior Warden Scheme, Lieurary Hall Committee £3000 towards cost of new furniture and St Johns Loch Improvement Society £9000 towards cost of a new Anglers Lodge.

Pictured at the ceremony are

Front L-R
Cathy Smith(Caithness Kuk Sol Won) Cllr Gail Ross,Carol Smith (Caithness Big Band) Cllr Robert Coghill, George MacDougall (Lieurary Hall Committee) Jim Calder and Les Jones (St Johns Loch Improvement Society)

Back L-R
Stuart Tait (Wick Coastal Rowing Club) Cllr Bill Fernie, David Richard-Jones (Wick Coastal Rowing Club) Cllr Neil Macdonald,Helen Allan (Ormlie Community Association) Cllr Roger Saxon, Mackintosh Highland Council Community Warden.