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MCW now needs to raise the remaining £1.7 million by October for
the project to be successful. The group has produced a short film to launch its fundraising appeal.
The Tourism Re-start Community Survey will look at how West Highland Peninsulas tourism businesses are preparing, if at all, for re-opening.
Once installed, the scheme is expected to have a 1.6MW capacity and to generate approximately 4,269,000 kWh each year – enough to power over 1000 homes. It will take approximately 14 months to build and is expected to operate for at least 50 years.
Morvern is a fragile community with an ageing population of around 350 and a falling school roll. There is currently no-one living on the Killundine Estate and it supports no full-time local employment.
Over £1.7M has been raised through both crowdfunding and private investors by the Nc’nean Distillery on Morvern.
There was delight in Lochaline with news that local primary school head teacher and lead retained firefighter, Keith Wynn Adams, had been honoured with the award of an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List.
At work, rest or play you can see Milky Way from these Lochaber sites
It appears there is still a high level of enthusiasm for a community buy-out of the 6,000-acre Killundine Estate on Morvern.
