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The River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust have won our bid for £800 from the Nurturing Nairnshire funding event. The Trust would like to thank all those People who gave up their Saturday morning to vote for me and our project to enhance the Nairn Riverside. I would also like to thank everyone who voted for me from those organisations present, it is greatly appreciated.
My sympathies to the very worthy groups and individuals who were not successful, I feel so many were good causes and good motives who were denied the funding.
There were 32 groups and projects in for funding, but only 14 were successful. I was dreading the event, for I have never spoken to a large audience before, and as it happens I missed out a paragraph of my speech due to nerves. Had I been addressing a flock of 100 or more swans and ducks I would have been in my element !!
That said, the event went better than most would have anticipated, it seemed overly long for some, and the auditorium sound left much to be desired by me and others I think. The variety of good causes and willing volunteers was a credit to Nairn. Everyone who registered to vote, had 5 votes to cast, in my case only a few of my choices came through as winners. I will now get the ball rolling to get the promised trees and shrubs organised for planting along the lower riverside.
Most of these will be cell grown and take years to mature, the shrubs and bushes will be quicker to get established. There are many areas of the Town that could be utilised for enhancement, by planting trees bushes and shrubs of all descriptions. There is nothing nicer than a Town that is well endowed with plant life. Scotland has a short Summertime, and anything we can do to make it vibrant, colourful, more pleasant and attractive should be welcomed.
The Trust will continue to improve the riverside and care for the wildlife for the benefit of all. If there are people out there who have potted up any broom, gorse, rowan or bird cherry trees, and don't need them you can always pass them on to us and we'll get them planted along the lower riverside !
I would like to wish all my viewers, especially the River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust members, who have so kindly contributed to the welfare of our River waterfowl. I am sure if our Swans and Ducks could talk, they would say Thank You !
I hope you all have a warm and pleasant festive season !
The River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust are honoured and very grateful to receive a generous Donation of £200 this evening from The Nairn Ceilidh Group . The Group do very charitable fund raising, and give out thousands of pounds annually to Charities and good causes. This is a very welcome financial boost, and will be used for the welfare and benefit of the River Waterfowl to be enjoyed by the whole community. The Trust look after the welfare and Environment of the 150 birds that currently reside on the Tidal reaches of the River Nairn. This includes supplying approx 3 tons of Grain and feed over the course of a year. In addition to this, we attend to any veterinary needs as required, and deal with injuries and the Scottish SPCA as the need arises. There has been in excess of 25 rescues this season ranging from Swans with hooks and line, to injured ducks pigeons and seagulls.
This year has been a great success for the waterbirds due to the exceptional summer weather, with 45 new ducklings surviving and of course the entire Swan family of 11.
The cost to the voluntary Trust, is in the region of £1800 a year from donations and membership fees. The Trust is voluntary and no payments are made to any of the Trustees. We can assure the Nairn Ceilidh Group that all of their kind donation will be spent on the welfare of the River wildlife, to be enjoyed by all the Residents and visitors to Nairn.
A big Thank you to all those King street Co-op shoppers, who contributed to the Donation buckets at the checkout over the past month . Tonight I received £125-21p for support of the Nairn Wildlife. Every Penny of it will go on feeding approx 110 ducks and swans for the next month. Thank you also to Paul the Manager, and all the staff at King street Co-op.
