Death of Angus McKenzie ~ Police

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01 ~ Title ~ Death of Angus McKenzie ~ Police ~ Nurse ~ Sponsors 1
02 ~ Activities ~ Hall 2
03 ~ Local News ~ Announcements 3
04 ~ Fundraiser ~ New Discussion Group ~ Art Club ~ Hall rates ~ Recipe 4
05 ~ Church of Scotland ~ Messy Church 5
06 Daycare centre 6
07 ~ Tomatin Utd ~ Garbole poem ~ adverts 7
08 ~ Shop ~ Angus MacLeod charity 8
09 ~ Millview ~ Distillery Wood ~ Distillery award 9
10 ~ Community Council Report 10
11 ~ SCD Report 11
12 ~ School News 12
13 ~ Flower Show Schedule 13
14 ~ Baptismal Font at Dalarossie Church - essay by AG-P 14
15 ~ Dalarossie Church - essay by AG-P 15
16 ~ Strathdearns Trig Pillars ~ Step It Up ~ SWI 16
STRATHDEARN
NEWSLETTER
May 2016 Volume 16 No 2
Angus A MacKenzie OBE CA
A former resident of Tomatin, Angus MacKenzie, passed away suddenly on 20th March 2016. He had lived at Tigh An Allt from 1979
until 2008.
Angus was born in Nairn in 1931 and spent most of his early years on the family farm at Drumine, Gollanfield. After leaving school
he trained as a Chartered Accountant and after returning from Edinburgh to Inverness, he set up his own business there. Over the
years he acted for many estates and other businesses in the Strathdearn area and he took a particular interest in farming and other rural
businesses.
A country boy at heart, he loved walking and shooting and even before he lived in the Tomatin area he spent many happy hours
walking in the area and shooting on various estates in Strathdearn and elsewhere.
Angus had strong Christian principles and he gave freely of his time to Church and charity work. He was a Church Deacon, Treasurer
and Precentor for many years. He was also one of the founders of The Highland Field Sports Fair in 1976 which has now been held at
Moy for many years. Among other voluntary activities were his fundraising for The Highland Hospice and his Chairmanship of the
Highland Group of Riding for the Disabled. His OBE in 2001 was due reward for his efforts.
In 2006 Angus became the first Chairman of The Strathdearn Community Charitable Trust, the body set up to administer the funds
from The Farr Wind Farm.
His popularity was shown by the large turnout of about 460 people at his funeral. Friends came together from long distances to attend
and pay their respects to a man who had helped so many in different ways throughout his life.
Angus is survived by his wife, Catherine, to whom he was married for nearly 57 years. They have one daughter, Margaret, a fellow
CA, who is married to Iain Meiklejohn and living in Edinburgh. He was also immensely proud of his four grandchildren – Rachel
(married last year to Duncan Gibb), James, David and Peter. Our thoughts and condolences are with them all.
Strathdearn Community Council
publishes the "Strathdearn Newsletter" quarterly, delivering it free to every home in Strathdearn. The Newsletter is sponsored by Tomatin Distillery and
Mr & Mrs George McLeod.
This is a community newsletter, and the views and opinions expressed in contributions submitted by members of the community are not necessarily
those of Strathdearn Community Council, nor of the Editor.
No items are written by the Editor unless expressly indicated.
Editor: Mrs Denise Barley, Lauriston, Tomatin, IV13 7YN.Tel. [phone] e-mail [email protected]
Printing: Mrs D.Barley, Mrs M Buckle Distribution: Mrs S. Mackintosh-Grant
Business adverts £10 per quarter page Next deadline: Wednesday 27th July 2016
POLICE CONTACT Any concerns about Law and Order, information on vandalism, requests for advice, or any other police
related matter should be passed on to our community policeman: Davy Elliot PC 229. Community Beats, Burnet Road, Inverness. Tel.
01463-228485 email [email protected]
NB – new number to call, for matters not urgent enough to require 999 ... please call 101 and you will be put through
LOCAL NURSING SERVICES
Strathdearn nursing services are covered by the Inverness East Community Nursing Team.
The Nursing Team’s telephone number is 01463 230850
The NHS24 telephone number is 111
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Strathdearn Hall
First Monday of the Month For booking or access into the Strathdearn Hall or Sports
September to May (ex.December &January) Facility in Tomatin please ring the Hallkeeper Steve
SWI Culeen 01808 511321 or email [email protected]
(please note there is a dot in the name)
7.30pm Strathdearn Hall

Contact: Mrs Margaret Robertson 511243
The Public Toilets are open until October..
3rd Monday of Month
The Sports Facility is free for local youngsters (under-
Gardening Club
18’s) to play ball games. Evening/regular groups of adults
7.30pm Strathdearn Hall, will be charged. Available for ball games and tennis. No
Contact: Sheila Don 511729 cycles, animals or food & drink allowed on the pitch. No
blades or studs. Open 9am-9pm.
2nd Tuesday of Month
Community Council Sports Facility Light tokens free to under-18’s only,
available from Debbie Mackay 511466, Lewis Macleod
7.30pm Strathdearn Hall
511354 or Gavin Edward 511427.
All welcome
Hire rates (local)
Every Wednesday NB these will go up in July (see p.4):
Community Coffee Morning Findhorn Room £8 p/hour
10.30-11.30am Strathdearn Hall Funtack Room £5 p/hour
All welcome, £1 Clune Room £4 p/hour
Old Hall £7 p/hour
Every Wednesday
Findhorn /Funtack Rooms together: £12 p/hour
Walking Group
2pm meet at Strathdearn Hall car park Double rates for non-locals
Contact: Mrs Kathy Bonniface 511740 (ie outside Strathdearn district)
Every Thursday
11.30am – 1.30pm Tomatin Shop
POST OFFICE
Every Thursday (term time)
Toddlers’ Group
10am-noon, Strathdearn Hall
Contact: Helena Ekerot 07958 477735.
Every Thursday
Art Class
1.30– 3.30pm Strathdearn Hall,
Contact: Mrs Betty Watson 511271
Mrs Pam Hardwick 511766
Monthly, usually on a Thursday
Natural History Club
Some indoor, some outdoor, events.
Days vary, so look out for posters.
Contact: Mr David Bonniface 511740
or Mrs Carol James 531220
LOCAL NEWS
by SMG
Improvement work has been taking place on the Findhorn Viaduct, Tomatin.
The news about Tomatin Church and Dalarossie Church is not very encouraging as we have no Minister and no Manse
but hopefully there will be a solution.
Rubbish has been dumped on the side of the road near Croftdhu and more has been left over the bridge near
Inverbrough so keeping our eyes open!!
Jean and Andrew McKay had their 60th Wedding Anniversary (Diamond Wedding) recently and we send congratulations
and our very best wishes to them.
Mrs Ann Glynne-Percy is home after a spell in St Vincent’s, Kingussie, where she was very well looked after. She is
feeling much better and was glad to get home after nearly 3 weeks away.
So many birthdays have taken place over the last 3 months that I have lost count but a Happy Birthday to one and all!
Angus MacKenzie OBE CA died suddenly on 20th March and his funeral took place on 29th March at 12 o’clock at the
Funeral Home of William T Fraser & Son. Our condolences to his wife, and to his daughter and her family.
Edward Usborne’s mother passed away on 19th April and her funeral took place on Friday 29th April, and to Edward and
his daughters, Joanna and Sarah, we send our sympathy.
Lovely to see the sun and the young lambs skipping around – also all the daffodils and the trees beginning to get
green!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOHN FERGUSON (Pedlar)
The funeral of the late John Ferguson will take place on Thursday 12th May at 1pm at Tomintoul Church, thereafter at 
Tomintoul cemetery. Family flowers only. Collection for Cancer Research. 
Just want to introduce our new addition to the family! I had a wee baby boy on 3rd Feb. Bit of a belter - he
was 10lb 10oz!! A wee brother to Millie. Happy parents are Andrea and Malcolm Macaulay.
As many of you may know Mrs Molly Noble our eldest resident at 93 has had to go into a care home, with the result her
home of 60 years no 3 Old Mill road has been returned to the council. Thank you to all those who have been to see
Molly - please do continue to go & see her or write to Molly. If visiting please do not take any toiletries as Molly is
allergic to them, thank you. Her new home is Carolton House, 53 Seabank Road, Nairn,IV12 4EY. Angie Noble
HELPING HAND AT HALLOWE’EN………… A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES!
The support of our local businesses allowed the village Children’s Halloween Party to take place on Saturday 31st
October 2015.
Tanya and George Macleod, Tomatin Stores
Paul Downs, Metric Construction Ltd
Tomatin Distillery
J B Maclean and Son Fencing Contractrors
David MacKay Joinery Ltd
James Macpherson Tomatin Firewood
Mike Mackay, William A Mackay & Son, fencing, contracting and taxi hire
Kenny Bell, Strathdearn Builders
The kind and generous donations from our local businesses mentioned above helped to provide decorations, food and
entertainment, which without their assistance it would have been very difficult to organise. This was the first time in
many years that there had been a village Hallowe’en party and it was lovely to see so many children and adults having
fun
On behalf of all the children in the village, many thanks
Tomatin Children’s Entertainment Committee: Charlotte Fraser, Morven Bigham, Lisa Allan, Gail Robertson
Thanks to all the ladies who came to the fundraising night
on Saturday 12th March and helped to raise an impressive
£600. This is going towards Strictly Inverness 2016 in aid of
the Highland Hospice and the Inverness Ice Centre. ART IN STRATHDEARN
An especially big thank you to Dogsong (Lee-Anne The club workshops got off to a very interesting start
Cornwall, Katie MacAskill. Roy and Shug) who played an in February with a Glass Fusion day. Our tutor was
amazing set on the night. I'd like to say a huge thank you Anne Bridger from Newtonmore and she took us
also to the businesses who donated so generously: the through the intricacies of creating beautiful pieces
Carrbridge Hotel, Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Zip
from coloured glass fused with metal wires, foils and
Line Park in Aviemore from G2 Outdoor, Tim Allan’s
sprinkles. Some of us added a design drawn on fibre
Lifestyle Consultancy, KC Dance Studios, Pole Sport
paper which mysteriously ‘carved’ into the glass in
Scotland, Polish Me Pretty, Kilted Fudge Company and the
the kiln.
Tomatin Distillery.
We each prepared a coaster and key ring or light
Many Thanks Mhairi MacSween
catcher and Anne took them back to her workshop to
‘cook’. Altogether a fun alternative to the more
NEW GROUP painterly mediums.
Starting in May there will be a discussion group
meeting at The Old Manse in Moy. We aim to A visit from Edward of Art Media gave insights into
the choosing of paints-what to look for on the tube!
listen to a talk on CD followed by a discussion
He is our next tutor in May and we look forward to
on how we can apply what we’ve heard in our
an absorbing day with watercolours.
everyday lives. The first sessions will be Joyce
Meyer teaching on Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness,
Art in Strathdearn meets every Thursday afternoon
patience, forgiveness etc. In the future we hope in the Hall, term time.
to tackle thorny issues such as time Summer times 2pm – 4pm.
management, debt, abortion, addiction or Everyone welcome. For more information contact
anything else people would like to talk about. Betty 511271 or Pam 511766
Although we are aiming to look at these from a
biblical basis anyone of any faith or none is very SAUSAGE AND EGG TURNOVER
welcome and a few other perspectives might 600g (about 9 sausages)
375g pack puff pastry
make for lively discussion!
6 hardboiled eggs
The first session will be at 14.00 on 11th May – 1 beaten egg
further sessions to be arranged. 6 spring onions, chopped
Pinch herbs (to taste)

If you have any queries please contact Liz
Remove skin from sausages and mix in herbs. Roll out
Cooling 511353 pastry into two rectangles, about 15 x5in.
Discussion group 11th May 14.00 The Old Manse, Spread a third of sausage mix on one half. Place eggs down
the middle and cover with rest. Easier
Moy looking at ‘The Fruit of the Spirit’. Further
with wet hands! Brush pastry edges with beaten egg.
dates TBA Lay 2nd sheet over top. Seal edges and trim.
Brush pastry with beaten egg and bake in hot oven (200 deg)
about 40 mins.
Serve hot or cold, with salad
Strathdearn Village Hall
Please note that with effect from 1st July 2016 all room hire charges will be increased
by £1 per hour.
New rates are as follows:
Room Local rate per hour Non local rate per hour
Findhorn £9 £18
Funtack £6 £12
Clune £5 £10
Findhorn & Funtack £14 £28
Findhorn, Funtack & Clune £19 £38
Sports Facility £11 £22
This price increase means that we can continue to maintain the standard of our Village Hall and services for the
coming year.
Church of Scotland
Parish of Moy, Dalarossie and Tomatin
Interim Moderator: Rev Morven Archer Tel: [phone]
www.strathsnairnanddearn.co.uk
All Age Worship:
takes place in the Strathdearn Hall at 10.30 am on the second Sunday of the month. Families are especially
welcome. Donations to the Highland Foodbank are also welcomed at the Services in the Hall. Any of the
following items will be much appreciated:- Breakfast Cereal / Pasta or Rice / Tinned Potatoes / Oatcakes or
Crackers / Tinned Vegetables / Tinned Tomatoes / Tinned Fruit / Long Life Fruit Juice / Tinned Ham or Corned
Beef / Tinned Soup / Tinned Tuna or Salmon / Tinned Mince or Stew / UHT Milk / Tinned Custard or Rice /
Teabags or Coffee / Sugar. Further information from Sandra 01808 511246.
Afternoon Tea:
Join us at the Strathdearn Hall for a blether over freshly made sandwiches and delicious scones and cakes
between 3 and 4 pm on the second Monday of each month. Further information from Vivian 01808 511355 or
Sandra 01808 511246.
Messy Church:
Come to Messy Church at the Strathdearn Hall on Sunday 29th May and Sunday 26th June from 4pm – 6pm.
Try your hand at some of the crafts; join with us in the Celebration Time and then for a lovely meal. Fun and
fellowship enjoyed by all – and all very warmly welcome. (Children need to bring an adult with them.) There is
no charge but donations welcomed. We will be taking a summer break in July and August – re-starting on
Sunday 29th September but in the meantime there is to be a Summer Barbeque on 21st August at Liz and
Richard Cooling’s home at The Old Manse, Moy between 3pm and 5pm. All welcome – whether or not you go
to Messy Church.
Services (all at 10.30 am unless stated otherwise):
May:
15th Dalarossie Church
22nd Tomatin Church
29th Tomatin Church
June;
5th Dalarossie Church. We will be celebrating Holy Communion.
12th All Age Worship in the Strathdearn Hall. Tea after the Service.
19th Dalarossie Church
26th Tomatin Church
July:
3rd Dalarossie Church
10th All Age Worship in the Strathdearn Hall. Tea after the Service.
17th Dalarossie Church
24th Tomatin Church.
31st Tomatin Church
September:
1st: Dalarossie Church
All warmly welcome at all or any of our Services and Activities
ADVANCE NOTICE – Put the date in your diary NOW!!!
We will be holding a Messy Church BBQ on 21st August from 15.00-17.00 at The Old Manse, Moy.
There will be a bouncy castle, hot tub, garden games and lots of lovely food!
Whether you currently come to Messy Church; don’t come but are interested; aren’t interested or have
never heard of it - everyone is welcome. Come along and enjoy the activities or just have a blether.
We’d particularly welcome any men who would be willing to help with the BBQ on the day.
Any queries contact Liz Cooling 511353.
NOW OPEN!! STRATHDEARN CHILDRENS DAYCARE
Childcare for nursery and primary school aged children
The Strathdearn Daycare Centre is now open. We are a registered charity that offers childcare
for nursery and primary school age children. The children’s daycare centre complements our
existing Strathdearn Nursery & Primary School by providing childcare immediately after
nursery and school, ensuring reliable and seamless childcare for busy parents.
The centre is fully approved by the Care Inspectorate, guaranteeing safe and quality childcare
is always provided.
What’s on offer?
The Strathdearn Daycare Centre provides two childcare sessions which are available Monday
to Friday during term-time only. Each session is summarised below and will be held in the
Nursery.
Full Wrap Around care (FWR)
Who: Children aged 3 – 5.
Time: 12.10pm – 3.15pm.
Cost: £10 per child, per day (discount available for siblings).
Meals: Parents are required to either provide a packed lunch or order a school
meal.
Out of School Club (OOSC)
Who: Children aged 3 - 12.
Time: 3.15pm – 6pm.
Costs: £10 per child, per day (discount available for siblings).
Meals: Healthy snacks are provided.
For clarity, the cost of attending both sessions is £20 per child, per day (discount available for
siblings).
Ad hoc sessions
Ad hoc sessions are available for parents who don’t need to use the Strathdearn Daycare Centre on a regular
basis – particularly helpful during an emergency or for those who simply need more time.
What: For occasional use, can be booked in advance or on the day (subject to availability).
Who: Ad hoc sessions are available for FWR and/or OOSC, see details above.
Time: As stated in the FWR and OOSC above.
Cost £11 per child, per session i.e. £22 for both sessions (discount available for siblings).
Meals: See FWR and OOSC above.
We recommend you enrol your child(ren) as soon as possible to ensure childcare can be provided when you need it.
Healthy snacks and/or drinks are provided.
How to enrol or get more information
For more information and to obtain an enrolment pack please contact the Strathdearn Daycare team on 07756
856777 or email [email protected]. The team are available 11.30am - 6pm, Monday to Friday,
term-time only.
Tomatin United Football Team
[email protected]
Our season has kicked off and we are looking forward to
another brilliant season of football. Maybe even another cup
win or league title! Garbole Substation
Here is a list of our home matches for the season. It would
Wherever streams and rivers meet
be good to have some local support on the sidelines. The
and roads from glens converge,
games are played at Raigbeg Pitches.
you`ll find a lovely tranquil scene
Tuesday 17th May v Boat of Garten - Early 7pm kick off. like the view from Garbole bridge.
Friday 10th June... v Grantown The human hand that touched this land
Tuesday 14th June... v Cromdale was light in operation,
Tuesday 28th June... v Grantown but who can help us now reject
Tuesday 12th July... v Aviemore
an unwelcome imposition.
Tuesday 26th July... v Boat of Garten
All are 7.15pm kick off's!
Planted here around next year
a Fortress made of steel,
**date for your diaries** Sat 13th Aug!
to subdue all the neighbours
We will be holding our Annual YOUNG v OLD football
match along with end of season presentations at the village and fill the Landlord’s till.
hall.
Open to all!! Families, friends, current and ex players.. come A radiating nuisance
along support and/or join the team for a night! The oldies are with buzzing high and low,
hoping to retain their win from last year! screened by useless puny trees
until next winter’s blow.
Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate our first cup win
and help fundraise for your local team last year. It was a
SSE and the Planning Crew,
very successful night. This year will be along same lines,
an unholy combination,
aiming for the burger van to attend, presentations, raffle and
will do their best to crush protest
hopefully some music.
Details to follow.... look out for posters in the village nearer that could win Putin`s admiration.
the time! Everyone Welcome!
D MacAskill
Thank you,
Bobby, Gary and Edwin and the team [Just to remind readers - SSE did listen to community concerns
and moved the proposed site of the substation a little further
uphill away from Garbole bridge - Ed.]
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TOMATIN COUNTRY STORES LTD
Staff:
Tony Gerlings completed his last shift in the shop in November of last year and thank you to him for his services.
We are sorry to announce that from the end of June, Amanda Ferguson will be leaving the shop – we extend a large thank you to
her for her services. However, joining the team we have Margaret Duncan who officially starts on the 3rd of May – bringing retail
experience, we are confident that she will be a great addition to the team.
The new Company has asked Lee-Anne and I to advertise for the forthcoming vacant positions listed below,
Saturday 8.30 – 6pm (position starting 1st July)
and
Sunday 8.30 – 1pm (position is available now).
£8.00 per hour. Training will be provided.
Any applications would you please hand in to the Shop.
There are a large number of lovely young adults living in the village but unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from
anyone under the age of 18 as we are a licensed premises and sell tobacco products.
Please note that on Saturdays the shop closes at 5.30pm. This will remain the case until the end of June.
Tomatin Country Store will be taken over by White Water Trading Company (Strathdearn Community Developments trading
company) on the 1st July 2016. The Shop stays in the same location for now and will be relocated to the Millennium Hall which
will be converted when the New Village Hall is built in 18 months’ time.
So, I would like to introduce everybody to the new Shop Manager Miss Lee-Anne Cornwall. Lee-Anne is currently in training
and will take over her role officially as Manager for White Water Trading Co on the 1st July 2016.
Lee-Anne will face many challenges but she knows she will continue to have the full support from her local customers.
Feed back is necessary whether positive or negative, but hopefully positive as long as the new Company keeps any changes to a
minimum and maintains the product ranges and competitive pricing. The new Company has many tasks to complete in a very
short space of time but the transition should be smooth with no interruptions to our opening and closing hours.
Roger will still be operating the Outreach Post Office service on Thursdays.
Mike Mackay is fencing around the outside patio seating area, to allow privacy and to improve the appearance of the site.
Martin Hughes of Pine Cottage will be doing some simple landscaping to make the border around the car park more appealing and
also to the grounds beside the Old Telephone Box overlooking Old Mill Road.
Finally, as this will be my last news letter ever on behalf of the Tomatin Shop, I will now give an Oscar speech !
I wish to thank the staff past and present.
I wish to thank everyone in the village who has supported the shop over the last unbelievable 8 years.
Thank you to Roger the Post Office man.
I wish to thank those of you for being so kind, warm and friendly towards my three sons who have helped me over the period of
time to run the shop.
And finally, what an amazing village Tomatin is with so many wonderful people.
By the way, I am leaving the shop not the village.
Thank You. Tanya
OVER TO ANGUS:
I would like to take the opportunity to thank the village of Tomatin for your support over the past three months. As many of you
may be aware, I have signed up to the challenge of Strictly Inverness – a fundraising event held in May in which 32 individuals
sign up to 16 weeks of dance lessons competing in a 4 day final Dance Spectacular in May. This has all been done in aid of the
Highland Hospice and the Inverness Ice Centre charities. The hospice is a charity which is very dear to me – the work they carry
out cannot be valued highly enough and I am honoured to be able to help fundraise for their Project Build Appeal. Having baked a
never ending stream of loaf cakes, traybakes and tablet over the past 3 months, and with our dear customers of the shop buying the
produce, we have raised an incredible £1465.00 for charity. On behalf of the Highland Hospice, I would like to thank everyone for
your donations.
I also would like to extend a thank you to Cathie Simpson, Carol Jeans and Marie Macleod for their contribution of gorgeous
marmalades and chutneys. Michelle Bryden, who gave us her recipes of Mars Bar Crisp and Malteser Tray Bake. And not
forgetting my mother who was an incredible help tying ribbons and sticking labels and more often than not, cleaning up after me!
With all the supporters having gained pounds in the other sense, I have been considering starting a Strictly Salad Sale!! (it doesn’t
sound as exciting though, does it!!) Thanks again for your support – I could not have done it without you!!
Forestry Distillery Wood
As some of you will be aware George has an obligation to follow the Forest Management Felling Plans and in
November/December was the start of yet another phase of felling. This was accordingly done with large timber stacks stocked up
at the sides of the forest tracks waiting to be cleared. Then came the high winds in January which left devastation of a further 10ha
of windblown fallen timber meaning we had to bring the harvester in again.
This resulted in many more huge timber stacks that had to be cleared by the heavy forestry trucks and can only be taken away
when Mills are clear to take timber.
Next phase is preparation for replanting which is underway and the planting of 40,000 Sitka Spruce.
The track from Tannay, Old Mill Road to the entrance of Tomatin Distillery Wood (Green gate).
With the weather we have had, the forwarder and the mounding works along with timber trucks have chewed up many areas of the
forest tracks, the worst one being the section from Tannay to the Green Gate, so once the last truck has finished taking the timber
out it is our plan to upgrade and widen the track to the green gate.
Up grading the track means the next felling plan to extract timber should not create so much mess. The boundary to the East and
South that is not fenced will be deer fenced shortly as part of the forest management plan to limit the Sika and Roe Deer which
have caused considerable damage to the previous plantings and a heavy deer cull will take place once the fencing is complete.
This will not affect our resident pet red deer of course.
Please note there are signs up to be extremely cautious of Trucks until works are complete and due to the felling and mounding
there are areas of deep peat which can be dangerous if you venture off the roads.
Mill View Development
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the soon to be Mr and Mrs Innes Croft who have moved into 2 Mill View
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr and Mrs Tim Allen who shortly move into 4 Mill View
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr Stuart Pape who moved into 5 Mill View
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr and Mrs McHattie who have moved into 6 Mill View
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr Martin Hughes who has moved into 7 Mill View
That leaves only 2 houses to fill now and it is great to see new faces coming to the village and we are sure they will be welcomed
into the community.
PRESS RELEASE 25/03/16
TOMATIN STRIKES GOLD AT INTERNATIONAL WHISKY AWARDS
Highland based Tomatin Distillery, Icons of Whisky’s Distiller of the Year 2016, is celebrating an impressive haul of
awards at the San Francisco World Spirits competition. The Distillery took home a total of 7 awards including Best
Single Malt Scotch Whisky- 13-19 years for their 18 year old single malt.
Nominated and voted for by industry members including journalists, specialist drink retailers, bartenders and
hoteliers, the distillery beat off stiff competition from over 1850 entrants around the globe to take the hoard of
medals. Along with the 18 year old, the 12 year old and 1988 vintage edition were also awarded Double Gold,
while the 14 year old and 36 year old picked up Gold medals in their categories. This is the third year running that
the company has excelled at these influential spirits awards with a total of 21 Gold and Double Gold medals
received in recent years.
The award winning whiskies are part of the core range of Tomatin single malts which includes the Legacy, 12 year
old, Cask Strength, 14 year old, 18 year old, 1988 Vintage and 36 year old – all of which have recently been given a
packaging refresh.
This award follows the news announced in December that the company was named ‘Distiller of the Year 2015’ at
the Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky awards and the organisation are thrilled with their recent accolades.
Stephen Bremner, Sales Director of the Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd commented: “This recognition by one of the most
influential spirits competitions in the world is fantastic. Only the very best entries in each category are awarded
so we are delighted to have multiple gold medals. We are especially proud of the 18 year old accolade, which is a
testament to our commitment and craftsmanship.”