Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
17th February 2013
Tourism, Food & Drink:
Talent Scotland is currently advertising a Graduate Team Leader post, salary £16,000 p.a., for Natural Retreats who are recruiting for a recent graduate for a 12 month Team Leader role. The successful graduate will have the opportunity to work closely with an experienced General Manager and with senior members of the Natural Retreats team. Closing date for applications is 10th March 2013. Applications can be made online through the TalentScotland website.
Enabling activities:
I met this week with Partnership colleagues to review inward investment leads, and to firm up our forward marketing plans. Discussions also continued this week on plans to take messages on investment opportunities to potential investors at specific partner-led events.
Next Thursday and Friday sees the start of the Charrette process for both Wick and Thurso. The Wick Charrette starts on Thursday 21st from 2pm - 8pm in the Assembly Rooms, with the Thurso event in the Pentland Hotel on Friday 22nd from 2pm - 8pm. I will make short presentations on CNSRP and future opportunities as part of the "Local Economy" workshops at both events. These are due to be held at 6pm on each day.
Communications:
As part of an ongoing process of helping communicate progress with the delivery of aspects of our economic transition programme CNSRP's partners work together to generate news stories for local, regional and national media. I also speak on a regular basis to individuals and organisations across the area to update on progress. This week:
I met this week with members of Thurso & Wick Trades Council to follow up issues raised at its last meeting. I updated them on the projects that CNSRP partners see as priorities for the coming year, and undertook to keep members up to date with progress so that they might help reinforce the value of the work being planned. I also met this week with Calum Davidson, HIE's Head of Energy & Low Carbon, to discuss encouraging progress being made to enable investment in key enabling projects.
"This is Caithness" was published recently as a Supplement to the John O'Groat Journal, and is now available to view on the John O' Groat Journal website at http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=ee0331cf-6449-45a7-b0f3-b301764bc18a
The Highland Council's Caithness & Sutherland Area Committee meets in Helmsdale next Monday (18th), and will have a presentation on tourism in the north, made jointly by Highland Council and VisitScotland. The meeting will be streamed on the web at http://www.highland.public-i.tv/core/ and the agenda and papers are available to view at http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/committees/caithnesssutherlandandeasterrossmeetings/caithnesssutherlandareacommittee/2013-02-18-csa-ag.htm
Eann Sinclair
Programme Manager
Caithness & North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership
Traill House, 7a Olrig Street, Thurso KW14 7BJ
Tel 01847 896834
Mob 07717 694055
Mail eann.sinclair[AT]hient.co.uk
Web: www.cnsrp.org.uk
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